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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | |
299 | 299 | 313 | 395 | 418 | 465 | 198 | 172 | 295 | 261 | 308 | 336 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 313 | 257 | 493 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 548 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.95m | 12:39PM2.23m | 1:14AM1.99m | 1:22PM2.26m | 1:56AM2.02m | 2:03PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.62m | 7:07PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.60m | 7:49PM0.39m | 7:52AM0.56m | 8:28PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 299 | 299 | 313 | 395 | 418 | 465 | 170 | 172 | 295 | 261 | 308 | 336 | 167 | 53 | 40 | 50 | 313 | 257 | 493 | 589 | 459 | 448 | 734 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 198 | 119 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 94 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 50 | 47 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 199 | 543 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 117 | 69 | 222 | 94 | 115 | 217 | 46 | 33 | 47 | 243 | 548 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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