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Tamarindo surf break

Tamarindo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Apr 2025 CST
Forecast 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tamarindo today?

The current surf forecast for Tamarindo at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313191918171717181919171717181717171716161616161616161514141415151515151615151818181817181616161717191616171717171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21814414218125126330941941960069381172873775444988513671073963748739739945103111559178326494824824376496845815306055514355095595895475406405167311068105512381138125511511223126915141714173313771668
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
W
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
1.98
8:19AM
1.82
8:33PM
1.93
9:24AM
1.87
9:43PM
1.92
10:30AM
2.00
10:54PM
1.98
11:31AM
2.19
11:58PM
2.09
12:26PM
2.40
12:56AM
2.23
1:18PM
2.60
1:48AM
2.36
2:07PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.78
2:01AM
0.66
2:18PM
0.83
3:01AM
0.68
3:32PM
0.81
4:06AM
0.65
4:46PM
0.71
5:08AM
0.57
5:51PM
0.53
6:06AM
0.44
6:49PM
0.32
6:59AM
0.31
7:41PM
0.13
7:50AM
0.18
8:30PM
-0.03
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Mon
28
Sunrise-----5:30-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:26-------5:26------
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C313029272626303231312827262630323029292826252931302929282626303130292828272629313029282827262931302828282726293129282827
Feels °C (?)333230272728313434322726272730353031302929273132313131312828313231303032312831323130293130283030302830303028313129293030
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