Turtles surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AWST
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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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Turtles today?

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
SSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313141413141414141414148881414131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3253842863093683733793793734185015385386306385587469108016356075992005620
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.08
11:28AM
0.69
8:50PM
1.12
11:32AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.24
4:08AM
0.18
2:00PM
0.66
4:40AM
0.13
3:09PM
0.63
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------7:17-------7:17-------7:17-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262525262928272525242325303128242423242632312824
Feels °C (?)242524262926242122212021262622181918181927262118
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