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Paishawan Beach

2:43 pm 1 Sep 2010

Paishawan Beach

12:13 pm 7 Apr 2011

Turtles ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Japan – Okinawa)

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Name: Turtles
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: ENE

Turtles in Okinawa is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the north. A reef breaks left. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, coral and sharks.

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Overall Turtles Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Turtles:

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Closest break Corners 1 mi
Second closest break Junkyards 1 mi
Third closest break Marinas 1 mi
Fourth closest break Steps 1 mi
Fifth closest break Bowls 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Turtles:

Closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 3179 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bering Sea Buoy 3413 mi
Third closest wave buoy Southeast Bering Sea Buoy 3608 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Shumagin Islands Buoy 4068 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Aleutians Buoy 4326 mi

Tide stations nearest to Turtles:

Closest tide station Toya, Okinawa, Japan 4 mi
Second closest tide station Awase, Okinawa, Japan 6 mi
Third closest tide station Isikawa, Okinawa, Japan 9 mi
Fourth closest tide station Naha, Okinawa, Japan 9 mi
Fifth closest tide station Naha, Okinawa, Japan (2) 9 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Turtles:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 622 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 628 mi
Third closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 634 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 635 mi
Fifth closest ski area Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan) 638 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Turtles:

Closest city location Chatan (Japan) 2 mi
Second closest city location Misato (Japan) 2 mi
Third closest city location Ginowan (Japan) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Urasoe (Japan) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Gushikawa (Japan) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Turtles is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Turtles is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 18 km (11 miles) away.
  • Third is Kumejima Airport (UEO) in Japan, 103 km (64 miles) away.
  • Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan is 103 km (64 miles) away.
  • Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Turtles and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
Turtles break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Turtles, Japan - Okinawa. Use the tab navigation above to view Turtles sea temperature, Turtles photographs, Turtles detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Turtles webcams, current wind from Japan - Okinawa live weather stations and Turtles tide predictions. The Japan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Japan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Japan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Turtles.