Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141317171717171616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514569500485401395395384315394394394385823768793783773754684657543529521
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
SW
10
S
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
2.76
4:30AM
2.45
4:46PM
2.71
5:19AM
2.40
5:36PM
2.60
6:11AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
-0.06
10:31AM
0.11
11:09PM
-0.02
11:21AM
0.18
11:59PM
0.08
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----5:30-------5:30-------5:28--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C312928282726303331292928272630322929292726263031
Feels °C (?)312930313028303431283030292830332930312828283232
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