Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 158 | 280 | 318 | 304 | 284 | 277 | 347 | 465 | 563 | 551 | 490 | 559 | 710 | 945 | 1170 | 1285 | 1285 | 1148 | 964 | 815 | 733 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.40m | 4:05PM0.30m | 1:19AM0.37m | 4:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.08m | 8:40AM0.10m | 7:58PM0.27m | 8:59AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 158 | 280 | 318 | 304 | 284 | 277 | 347 | 465 | 563 | 551 | 490 | 559 | 710 | 945 | 1170 | 1285 | 1285 | 1148 | 964 | 815 | 733 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 126 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 34 |
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