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Tortuguero surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tortuguero today?

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999991010109999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480530519519572572559627669638655614632618618601599543445389339316316381
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononglassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on		onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.42
4:51AM
0.29
1:23PM
0.40
4:42AM
0.33
2:03PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.08
7:59AM
0.27
9:17PM
0.09
9:16AM
0.25
9:39PM
0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset----5:31-------5:31-------5:32---
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1234211---111---------
Temp. °C242426272726252323222627262524232222262727252424
Feels °C (?)272729313029292626242928282928262424292929292727
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