Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 685 | 614 | 463 | 556 | 431 | 424 | 406 | 400 | 394 | 367 | 618 | 1532 | 1938 | 1616 | 3693 | 3669 | 3692 | 3550 | 2913 | 2643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38PM0.72m | 1:15AM1.15m | 2:12PM0.65m | 1:45AM1.08m | 3:00PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.42m | 8:19AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.46m | 9:09AM0.37m | 6:45PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 480 | 685 | 614 | 463 | 556 | 431 | 424 | 406 | 400 | 394 | 277 | 618 | 1532 | 1938 | 897 | 3693 | 3669 | 3692 | 3550 | 2913 | 2643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | SW 3 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 75 | 3 | 68 | 165 | 165 | 240 | 367 | 281 | — | 378 | 1616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 46 | 90 | 164 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 1163 | 879 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 1233 | 1233 | 1269 | 1269 | 1369 | 1693 | 25 | 241 | 1694 | 1694 | 1693 | 424 |
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