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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 138 | 138 | 126 | 91 | 123 | 87 | 120 | 116 | 116 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 51 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:43PM 2.39 | 2:58AM 2.74 | 3:35PM 2.46 | 3:50AM 2.71 | 4:27PM 2.48 | 4:41AM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM -0.04 | 8:43PM 0.14 | 9:23AM -0.09 | 9:37PM 0.13 | 10:13AM -0.08 | 10:30PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
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