Tamarindo, Costa Rica

In Guanacaste Province · Costa Rica · Tamarindo on Google Maps · Map of the spots

Beaches of Costa Rica — Near El Estero- Tamarindo. Photo: PoeXinia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo is a town in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. From Tamarindo you can reach 14 surf spots. The nearest is El Estero- Tamarindo, a surf spot 3.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOB, 40 km away.

Pick your dates and start point to see a trip here scored, planned and costed: plan a surf trip to Costa Rica.

Staying in Tamarindo

10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NOB, 40 km, LIR, 43 km, FON, 135 km

Stay in TamarindoAd

Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

See all places to stay on Booking.com →

Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tamarindo.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Tamarindo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tamarindo too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

El Estero- Tamarindo3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft995 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft137 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Estero- Tamarindo, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	3 ft10 shollow	206kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	3 ft10 shollow	137kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	30°C

Brasilito11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in BrasilitoIntermediate and up

5 ft586 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft263 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brasilito, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 shollow	586kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	378kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	263kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 shollow	126kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Flamingo Point14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Brasilito, 3 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft590 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft263 kJ

3 ft254 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Flamingo Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	63, good	4 ft13 shollow	590kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	401kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	263kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	3 ft11 shollow	254kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	126kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Junquillal15.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in JunquillalIntermediate and up

6 ft1050 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Junquillal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 sslab	1,050kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 sslab	656kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Little hawaii8.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1050 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Little hawaii, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 sslab	1,050kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 sslab	650kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	357kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Pico Grande4.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Playa Grande, 4 kmNeeds 3 ft+

6 ft995 kJ

4 ft423 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico Grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft12 shollow	423kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Pico Pequeno4.4 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

6 ft995 kJ

4 ft423 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico Pequeno, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	423kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Avellana9.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1050 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Avellana, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,050kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 shollow	650kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	357kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Avellanas9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft1050 kJ

5 ft650 kJ

4 ft357 kJ

4 ft355 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Avellanas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 shollow	1,050kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 shollow	650kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	357kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	355kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	3 ft11 shollow	215kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Playa Grande4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Playa Grande, 1 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft995 kJ

4 ft423 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Grande, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	423kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	75, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Playa Langosta5.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft995 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Langosta, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	5 ft11 shollow	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	73, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C

raps15 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Junquillal, 2 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft1050 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft390 kJ

4 ft317 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at raps, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 sslab	1,050kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 sslab	656kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	72, good	4 ft12 shollow	377kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	66, good	4 ft12 shollow	361kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	390kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	62, good	4 ft11 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C

Suizo4.9 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft995 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Suizo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft13 scrumbling	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	603kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Tamarindo4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

6 ft995 kJ

4 ft423 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft328 kJ

4 ft374 kJ

4 ft303 kJ

3 ft213 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tamarindo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	6 ft13 shollow	995kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	423kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	4 ft12 shollow	331kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft12 shollow	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	374kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	50, good	4 ft11 shollow	303kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	35, too small	3 ft11 shollow	213kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tamarindo, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Tamarindo

Soda MarcelaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Bar Villa CostaBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Entonces PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pollolandia VillarealChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
Rancho Marion Bar Restaurante y PizzeríaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Pizza ExpressPizza · 0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits