Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.2° 

Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tamarindo today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
621
614
595
534
516
510
588
679
679
582
487
448
443
511
504
498
427
421
421
480
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM1.87m
9:48PM1.69m
10:08AM1.83m
11:00PM1.73m
11:17AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.78m
3:49AM0.91m
4:43PM0.78m
5:03AM0.88m
5:44PM0.72m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
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5:39
5:39
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
27
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
34
33
32
30
29
30
30
29
31
31
31
29
29
28
28
31
30
30
30
29
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