Surf forecast · Costa Rica · Guanacaste
Surf forecast Tamarindo today
Waves, swell and wind at Tamarindo (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Tamarindo surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SW | 14–30 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑S | 7–12 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑S | 12–27 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑S | 7–26 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑S | 6–19 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑S | 10–17 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 13–29 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 10–30 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 11–25 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 9–17 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 8–21 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SW | 7–21 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SW | 12–30 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Tamarindo
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Tamarindo today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 12 s from SSW, swell 1.0 m · 10 s SW (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Tamarindo?
- Wind 1 km/h from NW: light wind for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Tamarindo today?
- 13:00–16:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Tamarindo?
- 30.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Playa Guiones (Nosara) 46 km · Witch's Rock (Playa Naranjo) 58 km · Santa Teresa 105 km · Playa Maderas 110 km · Popoyo 132 km · Jacó 154 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Tamarindo, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.