Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 6AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1265 | 1410 | 1436 | 1262 | 1105 | 922 | 904 | 815 | 798 | 886 | 904 | 815 | 815 | 703 | 591 | 578 | 578 | 591 | 718 | 748 | 733 | 609 | 508 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:37AM0.14m | 9:45PM0.52m | 12:37PM0.16m | 10:43PM0.52m | 1:32PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.03m | 1:07PM0.14m | 6:15AM0.01m | 1:53PM0.16m | 7:07AM0.00m | 3:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1265 | 1410 | 1436 | 1262 | 1105 | 922 | 904 | 815 | 798 | 886 | 904 | 815 | 815 | 703 | 591 | 578 | 578 | 591 | 718 | 748 | 733 | 609 | 508 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 143 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 34 |
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