Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 CST
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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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
N
0.6
NNE
0.3
SW
0.4
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121212181212125512911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1001006863628585856144423938373702323221517232561
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NW
15
WSW
15
S
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
15
SSW
10
S
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
SW
5
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
1.97
10:00PM
2.08
10:50AM
2.00
11:17PM
2.07
12:00PM
2.10
12:24AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
0.65
4:30AM
0.54
5:03PM
0.65
5:40AM
0.52
6:13PM
0.57
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293130292826262530323130292726252932323128262625
Feels °C (?)303231302826272629333232282525242733333326252625
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