Surf Forecasts:
La Tortue surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 24 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 22 Nov, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, N swell with 1,868 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Tortue this week:
The surf forecast for La Tortue over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Tortue in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 22) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 14) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 10th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 22nd Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Tortue over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 9 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 172 | 365 | 247 | 196 | 142 | 139 | 113 | 101 | 61 | 137 | 82 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:56AM0.52m | 9:55AM0.51m | 11:04AM0.50m | 2:31PM0.49m | 12:21PM0.49m | 2:40PM0.49m | 1:08PM0.48m | 1:26PM0.47m | 1:38PM0.46m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM-0.02m | 2:11AM0.00m | 2:29PM0.49m | 2:55AM0.02m | 2:56PM0.49m | 3:41AM0.05m | 4:29AM0.07m | 5:18AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 9 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NW 9 | ESE 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 106 | 365 | 247 | 196 | 142 | 139 | 113 | 101 | 61 | 137 | 82 | 72 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 83 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NW 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 126 | 172 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 58 | 98 | 50 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 64 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | N 12 | NNW 8 | NE 14 | NE 10 | NNE 12 | NW 8 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 15 | SW 5 | NW 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 42 | 79 | 88 | 104 | 111 | 76 | 141 | 159 | 122 | 114 | 86 | 81 | — | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 211 | 193 | 334 | 334 | 344 | 308 | 347 | 334 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 213 | 213 | 0 |
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