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Shaun Streeter, Haumoana River Mouth

3:00 pm 7 Feb 2012

Shaun Streeter, Haumoana River Mouth

6:50 am 9 Feb 2012

Tortuguero ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.3
Consistency of surf: 1.7
Difficulty level: 1.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 1.7

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Tortuguero Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Limon)

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Name: Tortuguero
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SW

Tortuguero in Limon is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the southwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips and jellyfish.

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Overall Tortuguero Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tortuguero:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Portete 6 mi
Second closest break Playa Bonita 7 mi
Third closest break Roca Alta 8 mi
Fourth closest break Isla Uvita 11 mi
Fifth closest break Westfalia 14 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tortuguero:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 479 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 686 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1095 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1106 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1170 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tortuguero:

Closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 9 mi
Second closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 70 mi
Third closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 79 mi
Fourth closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 115 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua 139 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Tortuguero:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1380 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1724 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1727 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1762 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1773 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Tortuguero:

Closest city location Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) 8 mi
Second closest city location Matina (Costa Rica) 9 mi
Third closest city location Batan (Costa Rica) 12 mi
Fourth closest city location Siquirres (Costa Rica) 25 mi
Fifth closest city location Pocora (Costa Rica) 32 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Tortuguero is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Tortuguero is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 97 km (60 miles) away.
  • Third is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica, 116 km (72 miles) away.
  • Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama is 127 km (79 miles) away.
  • Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Tortuguero and is 128 km (80 miles) away.
Tortuguero break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tortuguero, Costa-Rica - Limon. Use the tab navigation above to view Tortuguero sea temperature, Tortuguero photographs, Tortuguero detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tortuguero webcams, current wind from Costa-Rica - Limon live weather stations and Tortuguero tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Costa Rica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tortuguero.