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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 594 | 573 | 521 | 581 | 661 | 661 | 587 | 496 | 489 | 483 | 551 | 459 | 393 | 382 | 309 | 372 | 367 | 372 | 372 | 309 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 1.95 | 8:15AM 1.76 | 8:29PM 1.86 | 9:20AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:00AM 0.69 | 2:12PM 0.87 | 2:59AM 0.76 | 3:21PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 30 |
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