Playa Tortuguero is close to Tortuguero Lagoon and curves for a mile along the road. Los Tubos, a surfing beach with rideable waves most of the year, is at the eastern end of that beach. The bay is usually calm and crystalline. There is something for eveyone at Mar Chiquita. Snorkelers circle pieces of coral.
Surfers ride the surges of water between the rocks, and divers leap from the ledges.
Alga-covered reef in the water doubles as a slide. Except where natural or hotel-built reefs provide protection, the island's northern Atlantic coast offers surfy swimming which can be a bit dangerous for children or inexperienced adults. Undertows and currents are less serious around the rest of the island.