Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
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)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
29
28
19
18
18
18
26
27
29
29
29
29
30
31
51
54
66
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:26PM0.35m
11:00AM0.26m
9:36PM0.34m
11:27AM0.29m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.22m
3:14AM0.16m
1:49PM0.24m
3:56AM0.18m
3:22PM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
27
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
33
31
32
31
31
29
33
32
33
32
32
31
29
29
33
32
32
32
30
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