Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
591
655
794
865
848
794
815
748
748
815
922
940
922
904
815
733
643
617
688
756
748
873
890
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
N
0
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:16PM0.44m
5:46AM0.17m
6:56PM0.47m
9:18AM0.14m
7:48PM0.49m
10:33AM0.13m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.13m
11:38AM0.13m
2:49AM0.09m
12:00PM0.13m
4:01AM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
7
2
1
5
8
3
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
Feels °C
33
33
32
31
30
30
32
33
33
32
30
30
28
28
30
32
32
33
31
31
29
30
29
30
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