Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
28.6°C
0.0° 

Tortuguero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
136
133
126
101
98
96
77
68
68
70
56
57
151
145
120
111
119
137
131
125
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:04PM0.43m
4:25AM0.23m
3:38PM0.45m
5:31AM0.20m
4:19PM0.46m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.17m
10:38PM0.08m
9:28AM0.16m
11:23PM0.05m
9:59AM0.15m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
30
29
29
28
32
32
33
32
33
31
29
31
31
32
31
32
31
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