Turners Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

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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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 Saturday (May 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Turners Beach in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (May 26) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sat 23rd May)11ft (3.5m) 11s
Best Surf10PM (Sat 23rd May)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 7PM (Fri 22nd May)15ft (4.5m) 12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1302
1135
1046
1718
3400
5272
4099
2723
2201
2665
2388
2047
1604
1081
1324
1184
1204
1136
1029
858
745
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:23PM1.77m
11:59AM1.12m
00:21AM1.68m
1:08PM1.11m
1:23AM1.59m
2:21PM1.14m
2:26AM1.49m
3:31PM1.20m
3:29AM1.41m
4:31PM1.29m
4:26AM1.34m
5:22PM1.38m
5:18AM1.28m
6:05PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.46m
5:28PM0.54m
7:27AM0.49m
6:34PM0.62m
8:28AM0.51m
7:51PM0.68m
9:23AM0.52m
9:11PM0.70m
10:12AM0.52m
10:26PM0.70m
10:53AM0.51m
11:31PM0.67m
11:29AM0.51m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
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4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
4:57
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
22
21
21
21
21
19
21
21
19
21
21
20
21
20
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
16
17
17
18
16
20
20
19
20
21
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
S
13
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2
E
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
Energy kJ
271
223
219
149
51
28
2665
2388
2047
1604
1081
1324
1184
1204
1136
1029
858
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
9
25
20
4
3
2
5
21
19
2
13
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
107
59
15
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
10
1.3
S
9
0.9
S
8
1.1
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1302
1135
1046
1718
3400
5272
4099
2723
2201
264
90
69
19
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
4
124
124
137
307
307
137
72
528
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
9
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
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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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