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Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.2°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
34
28
27
22
22
25
25
36
75
83
78
82
68
68
68
73
48
36
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:14AM0.23m
10:58AM0.42m
1:31AM0.22m
11:36AM0.45m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.15m
3:06AM0.22m
7:06PM0.09m
3:39AM0.22m
7:49PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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5:22
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5:10
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 mm
2
2
2
1
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1
3
3
1
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1
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
25
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
24
27
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
31
32
30
30
28
28
30
29
29
30
29
28
27
25
29
30
30
30
30
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