Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.92° N 62.80° W

La Tortue 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Tortue sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.3° 

La Tortue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Tortue today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Tortue at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). 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 (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.6
N
14
0.7
N
13
0.7
N
13
0.9
N
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
208
204
125
83
80
98
115
122
143
98
155
134
168
168
247
298
278
214
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:37PM0.49m
3:05AM0.46m
3:44PM0.48m
4:14AM0.49m
3:50PM0.48m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.34m
9:54AM0.26m
10:29PM0.26m
10:39AM0.30m
10:54PM0.18m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
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