Tortuguero surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 CST
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Tortuguero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today?

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)788888888888887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153204215236236230230224230220232226187173146142119868383119126146160
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassononglassglassoffglassoffglassononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.41
12:26PM
0.41
1:01PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.00
8:51PM
-0.01
9:22PM
-0.01
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:28------
Sunset----5:07-------5:07-------5:07---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1333321------11--1-11222
Temp. °C242425272726252423232728282625242423272827262525
Feels °C (?)272729313130282726253031313029272725303030312929
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