Check the Beach

Tamarindo Beach

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Tamarindo Beach 3 photos

  • White-throated magpie-jay , Tamarindo, Costa Rica

    White-throated magpie-jay , Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • White-throated magpie-jay , Tamarindo, Costa Rica

    White-throated magpie-jay , Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tamarindo

    Tamarindo. kikiciao, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:22 pm
6 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
3.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Tamarindo Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
24%
Sunset
5:22 pm
Today
7.1Great6 am127
8.2Great7 am95
8.4Great8 am85
8.9Excellent9 am85
7.8Great10 am96
8.8Excellent11 am74
7.9Great12 pm43
6.8Good1 pm85
5.0Fair2 pm64
3.7Poor3 pm127
3.3Poor4 pm96
3.7Poor5 pm106
Fri
6.5Good6 am85
6.5Good7 am74
6.7Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am117
6.5Good10 am117
6.0Good11 am95
5.1Fair12 pm74
4.6Fair1 pm106
4.1Fair2 pm42
3.8Poor3 pm32
3.0Poor4 pm85
3.8Poor5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 92%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 450 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink116 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m780 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m990 ft
Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miVillarreal (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto de Tamarindo (TNO)

Nearby places

  • Le Beach ClubFood and drink
    240 m780 ft
  • Coffee & WafflesWaffles for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Sweet waffles. Coffee non-americano.
    260 m850 ft
  • OceanFood and drink
    270 m900 ft
  • Bon ApetitoItalian
    270 m900 ft
  • Coffee and WafflesFood and drink
    280 m930 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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