Tortuguero surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today?

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)888889998888999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232217217262321336352344290277321347426424424368360372355355435465528465
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassoffglassglassononglassglassglassoffoffglassononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.37
2:27AM
0.33
1:33PM
0.34
2:42AM
0.37
2:29PM
0.31
3:05AM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.14
8:21AM
0.22
8:29PM
0.15
9:20AM
0.17
8:57PM
0.16
10:12AM
0.13
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset5:40-------5:40-------5:40-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11------111----1221-----
Temp. °C272524232323262727252424232326272625242423232627
Feels °C (?)292927262525292929292727262529302929282826262930
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