What are the current surf conditions at Tortuguero?

Tortuguero currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Tortuguero?

The best time to surf Tortuguero is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Tortuguero Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Tortuguero
Address: Colorado, Costa Rica

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🌬️ WIND

3
kt

🌊 SWELL

5.4
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

5.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

24°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

2.3ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0.5mm

SURF QUALITY

Excellent conditions right now! Solid 5.4ft swell with quality 9s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from SW would be better.

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Sunday

Aug 9

EXCELLENT17 excellent hours

🌊 4.7-5.5ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ 24-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	6kt	26°C	28°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	6kt	26°C	28°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	5kt	25°C	28°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NE	5kt	25°C	28°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NE	5kt	25°C	28°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	28°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	28°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	28°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	28°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	ENE	2kt	ENE	4kt	24°C	28°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	ENE	3kt	E	5kt	24°C	28°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ESE	5kt	24°C	28°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	ENE	3kt	SE	5kt	24°C	28°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	ENE	4kt	SE	6kt	25°C	28°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	ENE	4kt	SE	8kt	26°C	28°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SE	9kt	27°C	28°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	ENE	5kt	ESE	9kt	28°C	28°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	5.3ft	9s	ENE	5kt	E	9kt	28°C	28°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	29°C	28°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	29°C	28°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	29°C	28°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	28°C	28°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ENE	7kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm

Monday

Aug 10

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 4.6-5.2ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 24-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ENE	6kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ENE	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	29°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	25°C	29°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ENE	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ENE	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ENE	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	2kt	E	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	ENE	1kt	E	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	ENE	2kt	ESE	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	2kt	SE	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.8mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	2kt	S	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.8mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	2kt	SE	4kt	25°C	29°C	0.8mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ESE	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.8mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	7kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	8kt	27°C	29°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	ENE	9kt	27°C	29°C	0.7mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	10kt	28°C	29°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	9kt	28°C	29°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	9kt	28°C	29°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	7kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	6kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

EXCELLENT21 excellent hours

🌊 4.3-4.8ft 💨 0-6kt 🌡️ 24-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NNE	4kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	1kt	N	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	0kt	N	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	1kt	NW	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	2kt	WNW	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	2kt	W	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	2kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	2kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	1.1mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	3kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	1.2mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	2kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	29°C	1.3mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	2kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	29°C	1.4mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	2kt	W	3kt	25°C	29°C	1mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	1kt	WNW	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	1kt	NNW	3kt	27°C	29°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	2kt	N	4kt	28°C	29°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NNE	5kt	29°C	29°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	7kt	29°C	29°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	8s	ENE	5kt	NE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	5kt	27°C	30°C	0.7mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

EXCELLENT20 excellent hours

🌊 4.2-5.1ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 24-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	3kt	NE	5kt	26°C	29°C	0.8mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	3kt	N	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.9mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	2kt	NW	2kt	26°C	29°C	1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	1kt	W	1kt	26°C	29°C	1.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	1kt	W	1kt	25°C	29°C	1.1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	ENE	2kt	W	2kt	25°C	29°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	ENE	2kt	W	2kt	25°C	29°C	1.1mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	ENE	3kt	W	3kt	25°C	29°C	1mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	4kt	24°C	29°C	0.9mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	ENE	4kt	W	4kt	24°C	29°C	0.9mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	W	5kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	4kt	W	5kt	24°C	29°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	4kt	WSW	6kt	24°C	29°C	0.5mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WSW	4kt	25°C	29°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	ENE	2kt	WSW	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	1kt	WSW	1kt	27°C	29°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WNW	3kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	N	5kt	29°C	30°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.4mm

Thursday

Aug 13

EXCELLENT22 excellent hours

🌊 4.1-4.9ft 💨 0-6kt 🌡️ 24-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NE	5kt	26°C	30°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	3kt	NE	4kt	26°C	30°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	2kt	NE	2kt	26°C	30°C	0.9mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	0kt	NE	1kt	26°C	29°C	1.2mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	1kt	N	2kt	25°C	29°C	1.1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	ENE	2kt	WNW	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.9mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.8mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	3kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	4kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	9s	ENE	3kt	W	4kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WSW	4kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	ENE	3kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	9s	ENE	2kt	WSW	2kt	26°C	29°C	0.5mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	9s	ENE	1kt	SW	1kt	28°C	29°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	ENE	1kt	W	2kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	9s	ENE	1kt	NNW	2kt	28°C	30°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	9s	ENE	2kt	NNE	3kt	29°C	30°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	9s	ENE	3kt	NNE	4kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	6kt	29°C	30°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NNE	7kt	30°C	30°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0.2mm

Friday

Aug 14

EXCELLENT19 excellent hours

🌊 3.8-4.4ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ 24-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NNE	6kt	26°C	30°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	ENE	4kt	NE	5kt	26°C	30°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ENE	4kt	26°C	30°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ENE	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	ENE	2kt	ESE	3kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	8s	ENE	2kt	SSE	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	8s	ENE	2kt	SSW	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SSW	2kt	25°C	29°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SSW	1kt	25°C	29°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SW	1kt	25°C	29°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SSW	1kt	25°C	29°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SSW	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	8s	ENE	1kt	S	2kt	24°C	29°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	8s	ENE	2kt	SSE	4kt	25°C	29°C	0.7mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	6kt	26°C	29°C	0.7mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	3kt	E	7kt	27°C	29°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	8kt	28°C	30°C	0.7mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	8s	ENE	5kt	E	9kt	29°C	30°C	0.7mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	9kt	29°C	30°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	9kt	29°C	30°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	ENE	7kt	ENE	10kt	29°C	30°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	9kt	28°C	30°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0.5mm

Saturday

Aug 15

EXCELLENT22 excellent hours

🌊 4.4-6.5ft 💨 3-5kt 🌡️ 24-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ENE	7kt	25°C	30°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ENE	7kt	25°C	30°C	0.8mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ENE	8kt	25°C	30°C	1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ENE	8kt	25°C	30°C	1.2mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	8kt	25°C	30°C	1.2mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ESE	7kt	25°C	30°C	1.2mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	6kt	25°C	29°C	1.2mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	9s	ENE	3kt	ESE	6kt	25°C	29°C	1mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	9s	ENE	3kt	E	5kt	25°C	29°C	0.8mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	9s	ENE	3kt	E	5kt	25°C	29°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	9s	ENE	3kt	E	6kt	25°C	29°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	6kt	25°C	29°C	0.9mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	ENE	6kt	24°C	29°C	1mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	7kt	25°C	29°C	1.4mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	9s	ENE	4kt	ESE	8kt	25°C	29°C	1.8mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.3ft	9s	ENE	4kt	ESE	9kt	25°C	29°C	2.2mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.4ft	9s	ENE	4kt	ESE	10kt	25°C	30°C	2.2mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SE	10kt	26°C	30°C	2.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6.5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SE	11kt	26°C	30°C	2mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	SE	10kt	26°C	30°C	1.7mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	ESE	10kt	26°C	30°C	1.3mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.5ft	9s	ENE	5kt	ESE	9kt	26°C	30°C	0.9mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.3ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	8kt	26°C	30°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.2ft	9s	ENE	4kt	E	6kt	25°C	30°C	0.7mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:5.0ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:1-6kt NE

Water Temperature:28-29°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Tortuguero is an exposed beach break in Limon that offers fairly consistent left and right-hand waves. The most favorable conditions are a northeast windswell combined with offshore winds from the southwest. The spot is sometimes crowded, and surfers should be aware of rips and jellyfish. The best time for consistent, clean waves is typically in January.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNE

Ideal Wind DirectionSW

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