Turtles Surf Forecast

/ WA – North West (27 surf breaks) /

Australia (828 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (23.97° S 113.47° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Turtles surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Turtles sea temperature is 26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Turtles today?

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (23 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1050	1103	925	786	599	776	951	947	1083	1280	1594	1664	1799	1903	1737	1533	1292	1744	1380	1190	1226	1186	1119	984
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	2:22AM0.69m			1:22PM1.22m					3:26AM0.67m				2:16PM1.09m				4:50AM0.69m				3:30PM0.95m
Low Tide		6:25AM0.50m					8:50PM0.20m			7:07AM0.55m					9:57PM0.30m				8:15AM0.62m					11:18PM0.38m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	23	24	23	21	22	21	21	20	24	26	25	24	22	21	22	22	28	31	30	26	26	26
Feels °C	19	18	21	21	19	17	18	17	18	16	21	22	20	20	18	18	18	18	25	30	27	23	24	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	1050	1103	925	786	599	776	951	947	1083	1280	1594	1664	1799	1903	1737	1533	1292	1744	1380	1190	1226	1186	1119	984
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 22	—	W 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 4	—	—	S 4	—	—	—
kJ	25	—	—	—	24	43	45	47	45	46	48	59	95	113	182	247	225	15	—	—	15	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bremer Bay WA - Far South	Gnaraloo WA - North West	Outside Corner Bali - The Bukit	Lighthouse Bombie WA - North West	Outside Corner Bali - The Bukit	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Blue Holes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Lighthouse Bombie WA - North West	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Dunes WA - North West	Greenough River Mouth WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Gnaraloo WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	1292	25	1693	241	1693	424	424	422	424	424	1281	241	1059	845	251	556	424	25	7	1073	1059	1059	545	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA		Gnaraloo		Lighthouse Bombie		Jakes	Port Denison	Greenough River Mouth	Dongara-Port Denison	Flat Rocks Beach (WA)		Lighthouse Bombie			Dunes	Greenough River Mouth	Jakes	Port Denison	Red Bluff				Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Red Bluff
Rating (10 max)		3		4		4	4	4	4	4		4			3	3	4	4	4				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Luna Park Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	5	4	4

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