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Turtles surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 1346 | 1430 | 669 | 535 | 479 | 358 | 320 | 334 | 292 | 367 | 367 | 1129 | 450 | 403 | 309 | 778 | 644 | 628 | 606 | 595 | 595 | 501 | 406 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08PM 0.90 | 2:21AM 0.89 | 3:54PM 0.95 | 3:24AM 0.75 | 4:41PM 0.99 | 4:50AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29PM 0.57 | 8:49AM 0.34 | 10:09PM 0.57 | 9:18AM 0.42 | 12:05AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
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