Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
62
61
44
42
41
41
42
46
44
42
42
32
35
30
48
48
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:10PM0.36m
00:58AM0.28m
12:35PM0.39m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.21m
7:17PM0.17m
6:04AM0.22m
8:08PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:20
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5:20
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5:25
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5:24
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 mm
3
1
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2
3
4
1
1
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2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
29
28
32
32
31
32
31
29
28
28
30
32
31
29
30
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