Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1706 | 1566 | 1772 | 2594 | 3175 | 4358 | 5651 | 6300 | 5993 | 5569 | 5197 | 4844 | 4451 | 4014 | 3480 | 3170 | 2650 | 2477 | 2368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:30PM0.84m | 1:37AM1.19m | 2:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.29m | 7:37AM0.27m | 6:52PM0.34m | 8:21AM0.31m | 7:08PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1706 | 1566 | 1772 | 2594 | 3175 | 4358 | 5651 | 6300 | 5993 | 5569 | 5197 | 4844 | 4451 | 4014 | 3480 | 3170 | 2650 | 2477 | 2368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 290 | 377 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1459 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 545 | 25 | 25 | 241 | 25 | 241 | 7 | 25 | 541 | 521 | 7 |
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