Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
261
267
267
217
207
175
171
166
171
171
147
143
140
123
120
101
103
106
136
179
175
192
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33PM0.41m
11:16PM0.41m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.05m
7:34AM0.06m
7:59AM0.07m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
28
30
30
31
31
31
29
28
27
31
32
31
31
31
31
29
29
32
32
32
32
31
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