Tortuguero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.1°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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
136
133
130
130
130
130
133
151
147
182
173
198
208
274
386
454
454
454
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:09PM0.44m
10:23AM0.23m
9:20PM0.42m
11:10AM0.27m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.17m
3:46AM0.10m
1:47PM0.20m
4:50AM0.12m
3:21PM0.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
4
2
3
5
5
4
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
31
31
29
31
33
33
32
32
31
31
30
29
31
30
31
31
30
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