Tortuguero surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 CST
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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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today?

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)121211111111118101067778889988887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141212121211610828139147138158197273293268250233201179169
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
0
N
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.37
11:55PM
0.27
11:22AM
0.39
1:12AM
0.26
11:56AM
0.40
2:35AM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.16
3:51AM
0.23
7:28PM
0.11
4:28AM
0.24
8:05PM
0.07
5:39AM
0.25
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise5:20------5:20-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset--5:13-------5:13-------5:12-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--121----24256236--1688147
Temp. °C282928272625252528282625252423232527262524242324
Feels °C (?)323231323029282830302930292827262830292827282526
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Limon

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Tortuguero (light winds from the NNE at Limon International Airport 17 km from Tortuguero). 0.2m 4s local chop from the ENE to make surfable waves.

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17 km away, 1 h 59 min ago

11 km/h
NNE
0.0
29.5
Air / Water (°C)
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