Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
203
198
191
183
183
110
109
107
106
104
74
112
111
154
154
155
155
154
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:47PM2.02m
1:25AM1.94m
1:34PM2.12m
2:06AM2.09m
2:16PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.57m
7:24AM0.67m
7:54PM0.47m
8:08AM0.56m
8:30PM0.38m
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5:33
5:33
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5:55
5:55
5:54
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
26
26
30
33
32
29
27
27
26
26
30
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
33
30
29
29
28
29
31
34
35
31
28
29
29
29
33
32
33
30
28
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