Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 508 | 497 | 422 | 422 | 407 | 354 | 346 | 300 | 293 | 273 | 230 | 230 | 217 | 233 | 273 | 293 | 380 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM0.37m | 12:34PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.34m | 1:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.21m | 6:38AM0.16m | 7:22PM0.17m | 7:21AM0.17m | 8:25PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 596 | 508 | 497 | 422 | 422 | 407 | 354 | 346 | 300 | 293 | 273 | 230 | 230 | 217 | 233 | 273 | 293 | 380 | 430 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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