Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 342 | 286 | 349 | 398 | 452 | 471 | 522 | 576 | 587 | 563 | 480 | 415 | 378 | 397 | 388 | 342 | 319 | 281 | 244 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM0.43m | 5:03AM0.26m | 4:48PM0.43m | 6:14AM0.23m | 5:27PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.14m | 11:09PM0.10m | 10:12AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.08m | 10:36AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 388 | 342 | 286 | 349 | 398 | 452 | 471 | 522 | 576 | 587 | 563 | 480 | 415 | 378 | 397 | 388 | 342 | 319 | 281 | 244 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 143 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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