Surf Forecasts:
Playa Tortugas surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SW swell with 358 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Tortugas this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Tortugas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Tortugas in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Tortugas over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 236 | 211 | 167 | 209 | 88 | 127 | 127 | 196 | 119 | 111 | 235 | 201 | 198 | 201 | 196 | 139 | 106 | 246 | 249 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:53PM1.21m | 1:45AM1.06m | 3:49PM1.25m | 4:10AM0.97m | 4:37PM1.29m | 6:28AM1.01m | 5:18PM1.34m | 7:39AM1.08m | 5:55PM1.38m | 8:17AM1.14m | 6:30PM1.43m | 8:47AM1.19m | 7:04PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.94m | 8:22AM0.69m | 11:16PM0.81m | 9:35AM0.82m | 00:18AM0.66m | 11:00AM0.90m | 00:57AM0.51m | 12:03PM0.94m | 1:29AM0.39m | 12:48PM0.95m | 1:58AM0.29m | 1:23PM0.94m | 2:26AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 314 | 236 | 211 | 167 | 131 | 88 | 85 | 127 | 196 | 103 | 103 | 235 | 201 | 198 | 201 | 196 | 139 | 106 | 246 | 249 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | S 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 97 | 37 | 81 | 209 | 79 | 127 | 84 | 96 | 119 | 111 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | S 6 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
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Playa Tortugas is 36 km (22 miles) from the city of Compostela. If you plan a holiday in Nayarit, look for hotels and other accommodation in Compostela. Compostela has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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