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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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
26.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)--
Afternoon (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
2
0
1
0
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181816161616161616151514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154319319249150140208310306502496255322309305305305301301297234180178175
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
1.91
10:44AM
1.64
11:05PM
1.90
11:55AM
1.68
12:09AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.84
4:38AM
0.78
4:40PM
0.88
5:46AM
0.74
5:49PM
0.85
6:44AM
0.65
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset5:50-------5:50-------5:51-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C323027252525283132302725242427303130262524232729
Feels °C (?)333126242425263032292524232324273030242323222630
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