Playa Tortugas surf break

Playa Tortugas surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Playa Tortugas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Tortugas sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Tortugas today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Tortugas at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Playa Tortugas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414141313131313212113131212201919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)855554828180514947464645444444117904426242397148148
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
0
NNE
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glassonononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
1.69
11:02AM
1.40
10:39PM
1.68
11:43AM
1.23
11:02PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.44
4:48AM
0.19
4:32PM
0.57
5:27AM
0.23
4:47PM
0.71
6:12AM
0.33
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:01-
Sunset-7:10-------7:12-------7:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242422222121222324242322212123232424232222222324
Feels °C (?)232523232221232325252524232226242425252423232525
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