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Playa Tortugas Surf Photo: 'Tortugas ' by Chino JES

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Tortugas sea temperature is

32.2° C

2.6°

Playa Tortugas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SW
	16 s	cross	3 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SW
	16 s	glass		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SSW
	15 s	glass		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N		SSW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SSW
	15 s	glass		15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	WNW
	14 s	cross- on	2 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	WNW	SSW	WNW
	14 s	cross- on	7 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	WNW
	14 s	glass		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NE		SSW	WNW
	14 s	glass		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 March at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N		SSW	WNW
	14 s	glass		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNE		SSW	NW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NE		SSW	NW
	14 s	glass		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N	NNW	SSW	SW
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 March at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Tortugas around the time the photo was taken

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Playa Tortugas Surf Photo: 'Tortugas ' by Chino JES

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User: Chino JES

Country: Mexico (645 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:20 pm 3 Mar 2017