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Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 19 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
28.8° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141413171615161414141315151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12812887177165355208350341313299258258209209225206203158149147144144111
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
N
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
5
N
15
SSE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
2.54
3:25AM
2.41
3:43PM
2.66
4:06AM
2.45
4:23PM
2.71
4:48AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.24
9:18PM
0.17
9:28AM
0.16
9:59PM
0.07
10:08AM
0.12
10:42PM
0.03
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise5:48------5:47-------5:47-------5:46
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-------1----------
Temp. °C293131282827262428312929282625252931332928262524
Feels °C (?)303132283129262326322930292624222630342926242424
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