Check the Beach

Tortuga Norte

Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Tortuga Norte 2 photos

  • 500px photo

    500px photo. Wayne Silver, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 500px photo

    500px photo. Wayne Silver, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:14 pm
6 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
95 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
82%
Sunset
5:14 pm
Today
4.1Fair6 am32
4.1Fair7 am32
3.5Poor8 am53
4.1Fair9 am32
4.3Fair10 am96
3.2Poor11 am53
4.8Fair12 pm11
4.8Fair1 pm53
4.9Fair2 pm53
5.0Fair3 pm43
5.1Fair4 pm53
5.4Fair5 pm42
Sat
5.2Fair6 am21
5.5Good7 am21
5.8Good8 am53
6.0Good9 am74
6.0Good10 am106
6.0Good11 am43
5.8Good12 pm42
5.3Fair1 pm53
4.8Fair2 pm42
4.4Fair3 pm42
4.3Fair4 pm53
4.4Fair5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.1 mLow 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 88%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 82%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 44%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
26 km16 miAeropuerto de Palmar Sur (PMZ)

Nearby places

  • Heliconia RestauranteFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • Fusion SushiJapanese
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Villas GaíaFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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