Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 31 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
28.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.4
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313212020201918141817171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323232515029462727441392233954768637914471560154115411616155715571557
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
5
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
2.26
2:26PM
2.45
2:49AM
2.31
3:04PM
2.50
3:28AM
2.33
3:40PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.34
8:13AM
0.33
8:42PM
0.25
8:52AM
0.29
9:21PM
0.20
9:30AM
0.29
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1--1----2--------
Temp. °C282727263031292828272525293029282827252529312928
Feels °C (?)272627273033303030302726303030303130272730322929
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