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Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
61
46
43
42
42
42
41
26
26
25
23
16
15
15
16
23
22
21
23
26
36
41
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
E
0
S
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:29AM0.36m
10:47PM0.31m
11:08AM0.39m
00:04AM0.29m
11:46AM0.41m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.17m
5:03PM0.20m
4:20AM0.20m
6:38PM0.15m
5:17AM0.22m
7:35PM0.10m
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5:17
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
32
31
32
30
29
29
32
32
33
31
32
31
31
31
32
32
33
32
32
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