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Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
109
109
95
91
88
72
70
70
70
72
72
72
72
72
72
74
76
103
103
103
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:51PM0.47m
6:44AM0.22m
4:40PM0.46m
7:33AM0.23m
5:34PM0.44m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.17m
11:43PM0.00m
10:27AM0.17m
00:27AM0.03m
11:17AM0.18m
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1
1
3
4
1
3
3
1
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2
1
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4
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
27
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
33
33
33
30
30
28
28
32
33
32
33
32
31
29
28
31
33
32
32
31
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