Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Tortugas today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Tortugas at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Tortugas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 241 | 233 | 195 | 195 | 197 | 264 | 264 | 197 | 197 | 195 | 190 | 181 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.21m | 5:41PM1.15m | 8:29AM1.24m | 6:36PM1.28m | 8:20AM1.30m | 7:14PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.04m | 1:21AM0.43m | 1:36PM0.94m | 1:39AM0.35m | 1:44PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 238 | 241 | 233 | 195 | 195 | 197 | 264 | 264 | 197 | 197 | 195 | 190 | 181 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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