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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 22 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
30.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
248 | 241 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 197 | 228 | 153 | 130 | 147 | 165 | 163 | 169 | 278 | 577 | 275 | 266 | 385 | 560 | 644 | 644 | 728 | 737 | 823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.28m | 7:59AM2.27m | 8:18PM2.13m | 9:01AM2.23m | 9:24PM2.02m | 10:02AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.42m | 1:37AM0.29m | 2:12PM0.52m | 2:36AM0.42m | 3:20PM0.59m | 3:37AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 248 | 241 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 81 | 80 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 577 | 86 | 86 | 385 | 560 | 644 | 644 | 728 | 737 | 823 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 46 | 63 | 89 | 83 | 197 | 228 | 153 | 118 | 147 | 144 | 138 | 109 | 278 | 65 | 215 | 266 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 130 | 129 | 165 | 163 | 169 | 113 | 3 | 275 | 206 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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