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Tamarindo Surf Photo: 'Patrick Mihalic' by Pure Life

Lat Long: 10.31° N 85.84° W

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is

29.8° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Tamarindo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	S
	14 s	on		14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	S
	14 s	on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	S
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	S
	14 s	glass		14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	S
	13 s	cross		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	S
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S		SW	S
	13 s	cross		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	18 s	cross- on		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		S	SW
	18 s	cross- on		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	17 s	cross		17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE		SW	SSW
	17 s	glass		17 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tamarindo around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 17 minutes after low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.3 ft). Range 3.08m (10.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tamarindo Surf Photo: 'Patrick Mihalic' by Pure Life

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User: Pure Life (68 photos)

Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:05 pm 17 May 2017