Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 153mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 497 | 469 | 413 | 404 | 331 | 280 | 267 | 230 | 281 | 304 | 304 | 338 | 363 | 439 | 481 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM0.25m | 6:24PM0.44m | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:02PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.14m | 11:11AM0.14m | 1:25AM0.12m | 11:31AM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 20 | 9 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 497 | 497 | 469 | 413 | 404 | 331 | 280 | 267 | 230 | 281 | 304 | 304 | 338 | 363 | 439 | 481 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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