Turners Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AEST
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Turners Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Turners Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Turners Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Turners Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Turners Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
322
270
382
400
477
563
547
627
705
675
675
664
656
656
651
716
874
792
792
731
742
812
917
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM1.37m
8:01PM1.81m
8:20AM1.33m
8:49PM1.86m
9:10AM1.28m
9:37PM1.87m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.42m
1:24PM0.34m
2:36AM0.38m
2:06PM0.34m
3:30AM0.37m
2:51PM0.36m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
9
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
20
20
21
21
20
17
17
20
22
21
21
20
19
20
19
21
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
Energy kJ
302
322
270
382
400
477
563
547
627
705
675
675
664
656
656
651
716
718
792
792
731
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.5
SSW
4
2.3
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
16
22
34
12
874
742
812
917
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
82
78
78
69
69
78
353
101
312
417
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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