Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty again, same look, but I’ll talk in feet now.

The water temp is sitting at about 73°F, which is roughly 2°F warmer than the norm for this time of year. Just a little warmer than usual.

The set-up is the same: Turtles is an advanced reef break, open to the south-west swell. There’s a proper run of groundswell coming, but the wind is the main thing to watch.

Let’s start with Sunday, August 9th. We’ve got a 10-foot swell from the southwest, with a very long 17-second period. That’s massive energy (5733). It’s big, it’s clean with a cross-off southeast wind at 15 mph, and it’s for experts only. That’s the top pick for the first week. The crowd will be there often, but it’s worth it.

Monday the 10th starts with a 8-foot swell (15 seconds, 3045 energy), but the afternoon goes to crap with onshore wind. Tuesday the 11th: the morning is small at 3 feet with long period, but the afternoon jumps back to 8 feet (3761 energy) with a strong, clean breeze. You’ll be paddling hard.

Wednesday the 12th is your next big standout. The morning has an 8-foot southwest swell with a 16-second period, and the wind is offshore from the east-southeast at 22 mph (3097 energy). That’s a clean, powerful window. The afternoon holds a 7-foot swell with light offshore breezes.

Thursday the 13th, the swell drops to 6 feet, but the wind stays offshore in the a.m. – still good. Friday the 14th morning is excellent: a 7-foot swell from the west-southwest with a 17-second period, light southeast winds, and 2252 energy. That’s a clean, quality wave.

From Saturday the 15th into the next week, it gets rough. The swell drops, and the wind goes onshore. A few days of not much.

Then Monday the 17th delivers again. The morning shows an 8-foot swell from the west-southwest, a 16-second period, light south-southeast winds, and 3182 energy. Another top-tier, clean window.

The middle of that week from August 18th through the 20th is bad. There’s 10-foot to 12-foot swell, but the wind is onshore and strong. The energy is crazy (up to 4897 on the 20th), but the quality is terrible. Honestly, this looks better for kite surfing.

It cleans up around the weekend of August 22nd and 23rd. The 22nd has an 8-foot southwest swell with a 17-second period, 5339 energy, and clean cross-off winds. That’s a promising long-range option.

By Monday the 24th, the swell backs off to 5 feet, but the morning is clean and called excellent for experienced surfers. A nice end to the run.

My two standouts in feet: the afternoon of August 9th with a 10-foot, 17-second groundswell, and the morning of August 17th with an 8-foot, 16-second west-southwest swell. Both are clean and powerful. The rest is there, but pick your moments.

Rusty.

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