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Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Turtles, Japan, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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.
Turtles break location map and break info

This is the surf forecast page for Turtles, 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 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. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Turtles. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Okinawa surf breaks near to Turtles to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

Turtles Location Map

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Use this relief map to navigate to Okinawa surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Turtles

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Turtles:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Junkyards 1 mi
Second closest break Marinas 1 mi
Third closest break Steps 1 mi
Fourth closest break Bowls 2 mi
Fifth closest break Californias 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

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Turtles:

Closest ski area Megahira Onsen Megahira (Japan) 620 mi
Second closest ski area Osorakan (Japan) 626 mi
Third closest ski area White-Valley Matsubara (Japan) 633 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yawata Kogen 191 (Japan) 633 mi
Fifth closest ski area Pine Ridge Resorts Geihoku (Japan) 637 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Turtles:

Closest city location Misato (Japan) 2 mi
Second closest city location Naha (Japan) 12 mi
Third closest city location Okinawa (Japan) 26 mi
Fourth closest city location Matsubara (Japan) 124 mi
Fifth closest city location Arasato (Japan) 186 mi