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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | |
434 | 416 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 313 | 395 | 418 | 465 | 198 | 172 | 257 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 200 | 203 | 167 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | on | on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:52AM2.21m | 00:26AM1.95m | 12:39PM2.23m | 1:14AM1.99m | 1:22PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.62m | 6:20PM0.51m | 6:24AM0.62m | 7:07PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.60m | 7:49PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 434 | 416 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 347 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 313 | 395 | 418 | 465 | 170 | 172 | 257 | 261 | 268 | 336 | 200 | 203 | 167 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 198 | 119 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 94 | 69 | 222 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NW 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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