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Lat Long: 10.06° N 83.15° W

Tortuguero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tortuguero sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.3° 

Tortuguero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tortuguero today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tortuguero at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
75
73
69
66
66
50
50
66
76
95
93
113
110
91
91
91
116
98
95
83
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
E
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:21AM0.25m
6:39PM0.41m
9:06AM0.29m
8:01PM0.37m
9:49AM0.32m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.19m
1:57AM0.10m
1:20PM0.21m
2:42AM0.14m
2:50PM0.22m
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1
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2
2
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
29
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
34
32
33
33
32
30
30
29
33
33
33
32
32
30
31
30
32
33
33
32
32
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