Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 267 | 255 | 261 | 255 | 243 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 207 | 228 | 233 | 217 | 207 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM0.41m | 6:10AM0.22m | 4:28PM0.40m | 7:03AM0.21m | 5:06PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.03m | 10:03AM0.17m | 11:59PM0.04m | 10:29AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 267 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 267 | 255 | 261 | 255 | 243 | 237 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 207 | 228 | 233 | 217 | 207 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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