Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 331 | 354 | 421 | 475 | 486 | 480 | 490 | 431 | 422 | 578 | 666 | 646 | 798 | 794 | 794 | 815 | 798 | 660 | 588 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:03PM0.23m | 10:55PM0.38m | 1:23PM0.26m | 11:46PM0.37m | 1:43PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.12m | 2:05PM0.23m | 7:05AM0.14m | 4:04PM0.25m | 7:21AM0.15m | 6:56PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 331 | 331 | 354 | 421 | 475 | 486 | 480 | 490 | 431 | 422 | 578 | 666 | 646 | 798 | 794 | 794 | 815 | 798 | 660 | 588 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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