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Tamarindo Surf Photo: 'Tamarindo Rivermouth' by Patrick

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tamarindo sea temperature is

30.0° C

2.0°

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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	S
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	NE	NNE	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	NE	NNE	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	NNE	NNE	S	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	NNE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	NE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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
	S	ENE	NNE	S	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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
	S	NE	NNE	S	S
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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	NE	NNE	S	SW
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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
	S	NE	NNE	S	SW
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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	ENE	NNE	S	SW
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July 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	ENE	NE	S	SW
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 July at 9 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 44 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.6m (5.4 ft). Range 2.90m (9.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tamarindo Surf Photo: 'Tamarindo Rivermouth' by Patrick

Surfing Tamarindo Rivermouth. #surfimg #swell #ocean #purelifesurf #tamarindo #costarica #surfbreak #patrickmihalic

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User: Patrick (68 photos)

Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:06 pm 6 Jul 2018