Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.97° S 113.47° E

Turtles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Turtles sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.3° 

Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Turtles today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 1PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2513
2414
2479
2178
2178
1900
1724
1463
1422
1362
1637
1682
1216
1030
904
749
737
627
607
607
594
594
558
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:00PM0.64m
1:37AM0.98m
4:45PM0.64m
2:24AM0.90m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.32m
6:31PM0.57m
9:23AM0.39m
6:43PM0.63m
10:55AM0.43m
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clear
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clear
clear
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5:48
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Temp °C
18
19
22
23
21
20
19
18
17
18
23
24
21
19
19
19
18
19
23
23
23
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
20
19
15
14
13
15
15
17
19
18
18
14
15
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