Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Turtles. This is an advanced reef break that faces the south-southwest, so it needs the right angle to get good. It breaks fairly consistently, but you’ll often find a crowd, so be ready to share.

Water temp is about 72°, pretty much average for this time of year—nothing unusual.

We’ve got a dry spell upfront. The first few days have some swell but the wind is messy, blowing cross or cross-off with a fresh breeze, and the surf quality is just marginal. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th have increasing size, from around 6 ft to 8 ft out of the southwest, but the wind stays cross or cross-on, and most of it is lumpy or choppy. Saturday morning pushes 8 ft with a 16-second period, cross-off with a moderate breeze, and the energy is strong (3178). Could be okay for experienced surfers, but still just marginal.

The standout is Monday the 7th of September. Morning sees a solid 8 ft swell from the west-southwest with a very long 17-second period, and the wind is offshore from the east-southeast—fresh and clean. The combined energy is pumping at 4223. This is a proper groundswell for Turtles, and with offshore wind, it’ll be clean and powerful. The long period means long gaps between sets, so paddling out is easier, but at a reef, those sets will be fast and hollow. Monday afternoon holds up too, with 8 ft from the southwest and a cross-off breeze. That’s your best window.

Tuesday the 8th is also strong: morning offshore from the east with 8 ft at 16 seconds and energy at 3196. Clean and powerful, just a touch less size.

From Wednesday the 9th, the swell drops to 6 ft to 7 ft, and the wind turns onshore or cross-on a lot. Conditions get choppy, and the surf quality slides to marginal or poor. There’s a gap from around the 11th to the 13th with weak energy and messy winds.

One last look: the morning of Tuesday the 15th. That’s got 7 ft from the southwest, a 14-second period, and glassy offshore wind from the east at only 3 mph. Clean conditions with moderate energy (2055)—could be a sneaky good session.

The best on offer is Monday the 7th. Big, clean, powerful swell with offshore wind. For the advanced crew, that’s the day. Tuesday the 8th is a close second.

Rusty.

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