Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 9 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 530 | 508 | 508 | 497 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 398 | 346 | 331 | 255 | 212 | 207 | 224 | 261 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 248 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.24m | 11:33PM0.45m | 1:25PM0.30m | 00:33AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.07m | 4:08PM0.22m | 7:22AM0.08m | 6:43PM0.22m | 8:02AM0.10m | 8:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 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 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 609 | 530 | 508 | 508 | 497 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 398 | 346 | 331 | 255 | 212 | 207 | 224 | 261 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 248 | 268 |
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 | 34 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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