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Playa Tortugas surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CSTForecast 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
28.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
54 | 54 | 54 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.49m | 12:29PM0.99m | 10:23PM1.42m | 10:36PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.85m | 5:35AM0.38m | 3:59PM0.90m | 6:17AM0.48m | 7:22AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 54 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 47 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 31 | 50 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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