Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee. This is Rusty.

We’ve got our eyes on a single spot this whole outlook, Turtles, and it's a tricky beast. It's an advanced, exposed reef break that needs specific conditions to fire. The good news is there are a couple of golden windows in the mix, but you’re going to be fighting the wind for most of the 16-day run.

The water temperature here is 71°F, which is bang on normal for the time of year, so no surprises on that front.

Alright, let's get into it. Thursday the 10th morning is actually a solid start. We have a clean 6ft WSW swell, with a very long period of 15 seconds pushing through. The combined swell energy is strong at 1322, and that light NE cross-offshore wind is going to groom it beautifully. This is a window for the experienced crew to get some clean, powerful waves. The afternoon, however, turns to junk as wind swings onshore.

We get a full day of onshore slop on Friday the 11th. Just leave it, nothing to see here.

Then comes the stand-out. Saturday morning, the 12th of September. This is the one to circle. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the swell jumps to a clean 7ft from the WSW with a 17-second period. The combined energy is a massive 2605. This is big, powerful wave energy. Because it's a reef break with that long period, the sets will be well-spaced and lined up, but at over 8ft this is strictly for experts only. That morning session will be absolute magic, but the crowd factor is going to be an issue because everyone knows it, and it’s often crowded. The afternoon gets wrecked by a strong cross-onshore, so make sure you’re in the water early.

From Sunday the 13th all the way through Friday the 25th of September, it’s a frustrating pattern. We have consistent swell, often ranging from 6ft to a very solid 8ft, but the wind is almost always cross, cross-on, or just plain strong. The morning of Wednesday the 16th gives you a little hope with a light cross-on breeze and a 7ft swell, but it’s marginal. The weekend of the 19th and 20th sees the swell building back to a powerful 8ft, but the wind just won't cooperate, bringing a lot of chop.

The last real glimpse of something clean happens on the morning of Monday the 22nd of September, with an 8ft SW swell packing a massive 3182 combined energy. It’s a monster, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, which will put a chop on the face. It’s a big, lumpy challenge for the experts, but not the perfection we saw on the 12th.

In the end, if you only get one session, make it the morning of Saturday the 12th of September at Turtles. Bring your A-game and your patience for the crowd.

Rusty.

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