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Tortuguero surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 CST
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Tortuguero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
27.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tortuguero today?

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999101099999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422413422455455398389389389398475563506475398398389389377377333326280255
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.39
8:15PM
0.19
6:00AM
0.38
9:11PM
0.19
6:35AM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
0.16
12:52PM
0.06
11:04PM
0.16
1:32PM
0.08
11:29PM
0.17
2:14PM
0.10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:39----
Sunset------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
211------------1--------
Temp. °C252423232627272625242323262827262524232326282725
Feels °C (?)292826262929293029272626293029302927262629302828
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