Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
165
165
161
157
153
153
153
157
171
171
171
166
153
153
188
202
217
212
207
202
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM0.18m
5:06PM0.47m
7:42AM0.18m
5:59PM0.47m
8:40AM0.18m
7:00PM0.46m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.14m
00:56AM0.04m
11:08AM0.14m
1:47AM0.05m
11:51AM0.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
33
33
32
31
31
29
29
32
32
33
32
32
30
28
28
31
32
33
31
30
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