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Tamarindo Surf Forecast
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Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 9AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tamarindo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 413 | 408 | 390 | 677 | 661 | 644 | 612 | 574 | 558 | 551 | 536 | 529 | 577 | 507 | 419 | 407 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 384 | 315 | 396 | 394 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58AM 2.39 | 3:14PM 2.73 | 3:44AM 2.45 | 3:59PM 2.76 | 4:30AM 2.45 | 4:46PM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.16 | 9:35PM -0.03 | 9:44AM 0.11 | 10:21PM -0.06 | 10:31AM 0.11 | 11:09PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
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