Tamarindo Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Tamarindo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
823
813
813
897
897
710
701
683
623
472
466
459
459
459
346
346
341
285
221
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
15
W
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
High Tide
1:55PM2.40m
2:23AM2.51m
2:43PM2.46m
3:07AM2.61m
3:27PM2.48m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.18m
8:36AM0.19m
8:53PM0.12m
9:21AM0.12m
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5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
33
29
27
27
26
26
31
33
31
30
29
27
26
26
30
31
29
29
27
Feels °C
32
29
28
29
28
28
32
34
33
33
33
30
28
29
32
33
31
33
30
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