Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s coming our way. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so we gotta be patient and pick our moments.

Alright, so the overall pattern for the next 16 days is that there’s plenty of swell energy kicking around, but the wind is going to be the real story here. For a lot of the time, a cross-onshore breeze will mess things up, so it’s going to be a waiting game. Water temp is sitting at 71°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The place to be is Turtles. It’s a solid reef break that needs a bit of respect – this is one for the advanced crew. It’s fairly consistent, but the crowds can be a problem, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.

Looking at the specifics, the first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 12th has a clean 7 ft swell from the WSW with a long 16-second period, and a combined energy of 2058, but that 25 km/h cross-onshore wind is gonna make it a choppy, lumpy mess. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th? Same story – marginal at best, with the wind just ruining the surface.

It starts to look interesting on Wednesday morning, the 16th of September. The wind drops right out to glassy conditions, which is a major win. You’ve got a 6 ft swell from the SW, still a long 14-second period, and decent energy (1408). The direction is just a tad cross-on, but with glassy water, it’s going to be clean and surfable for the experienced lot. That’s a standout window for sure.

The rest of the week fades again with increasing wind. But then, the next real window opens up on Sunday morning, the 20th of September. We get a clean 6 ft swell from the WSW with a 13-second period, but the real kicker is the cross-offshore wind from the SSE at just 15 km/h. That’s clean conditions, and the wave comment says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. It’s not massive, but it’ll be your best bet for a smooth, punching wave at Turtles.

After that, the swell sticks around, mostly between 7 ft and 8 ft, but that cross-onshore or lumpy cross-chop wind is back for days. For the advanced guys, a standout late call is Monday morning, the 21st of September. There’s a 8 ft swell from the SW with a very long 17-second period packing a ton of energy (3859), and the wind is just a light cross-on. It’s described as marginal, but for a powerful, long-period groundswell on a reef like Turtles, that’s a serious prospect if you can handle the size and the tide.

Later in the week, Wednesday the 23rd sees a clean 6 ft, and Thursday the 24th has a clean 7 ft swell with cross-offshore winds in the mornings. These are decent options for the experienced crew, but that big Monday morning is the one to circle on the calendar.

There’s a gap with no real recommendations from the 24th afternoon through the 27th as the wind just gets messy or onshore.

Rusty

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