Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tortuguero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 202 | 197 | 169 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 140 | 151 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:57AM0.23m | 4:04PM0.38m | 7:43AM0.24m | 4:29PM0.37m | 8:26AM0.25m | 4:49PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.20m | 11:52PM0.05m | 10:39AM0.21m | 00:22AM0.08m | 11:21AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 207 | 202 | 197 | 169 | 165 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 165 | 140 | 151 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 120 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 143 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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