Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 98 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 83 | 101 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 66 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:03AM0.27m | 5:08PM0.34m | 9:31AM0.30m | 5:35PM0.31m | 9:51AM0.33m | 6:31PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.24m | 1:18AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.25m | 1:44AM0.17m | 2:34PM0.24m | 7:16PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 79 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 98 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 83 | 101 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 66 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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