Turners Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 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)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Turners Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Turners Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 17) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Turners Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 22) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (May 20) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sun 17th May)7ft (2.1m) 9s
Best Surf 1PM (Thu 21st May)8ft (2.4m) 13s
Most Powerful10AM (Fri 22nd May)11ft (3.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Turners Beach over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
747
963
904
685
1249
1064
1109
830
792
563
748
1960
1816
1929
3504
1296
1532
1634
1146
505
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
8:49PM1.86m
9:10AM1.28m
9:37PM1.87m
10:03AM1.22m
10:29PM1.84m
10:58AM1.16m
11:23PM1.77m
11:59AM1.12m
00:21AM1.68m
1:08PM1.11m
1:23AM1.59m
2:21PM1.14m
2:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.34m
3:30AM0.37m
2:51PM0.36m
4:26AM0.38m
3:39PM0.40m
5:24AM0.41m
4:30PM0.47m
6:24AM0.46m
5:28PM0.54m
7:27AM0.49m
6:34PM0.62m
8:28AM0.51m
7:51PM0.68m
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
3
13
5
8
13
1
1
7
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
19
19
20
17
19
19
17
20
21
16
20
20
17
22
22
20
21
20
19
20
20
18
15
16
13
14
15
13
16
17
12
17
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
731
747
803
739
685
1000
1064
1109
830
792
563
748
1960
1816
1929
1505
159
123
1034
770
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
2
426
377
318
260
188
4
4
62
60
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
0.5
W
3
1.3
S
5
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
963
904
1249
5
97
412
383
3504
1296
1532
1634
1146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
6
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
78
78
0
92
123
2
69
2
4
0
4
35
0
4
2
34
2
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
5
8
6
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
7
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
7
4
8
5
4
5
4
4
4
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Information about the Turners Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Turners Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Turners Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Turners Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Turners Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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