Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 212 | 207 | 202 | 197 | 226 | 280 | 388 | 508 | 845 | 990 | 1341 | 1816 | 1850 | 1884 | 1736 | 1766 | 1385 | 1172 | 1024 | 908 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:08PM0.34m | 1:35AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.39m | 2:40AM0.34m | 3:29PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.10m | 8:15PM0.20m | 8:39AM0.11m | 9:22PM0.16m | 9:13AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 212 | 207 | 202 | 197 | 226 | 280 | 388 | 508 | 845 | 990 | 1341 | 1816 | 1850 | 1884 | 1736 | 1766 | 1385 | 1172 | 1024 | 908 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 126 | 184 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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