Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks. The only real player on the board is Turtles, a reef break that only works for advanced crew. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but it’s often crowded and it’s wide open to the swell, so it takes a solid hit. The optimum swell direction is SSW, so we’ll be watching that.

The water temp is sitting at 74° right now, which is about average for the time of year—nothing unusual there.

We’ve got a bit of a wait for the first real window. Saturday afternoon is a write-off: cloudy, cross-on wind, choppy mess. For the first decent surf, we’re looking at Sunday morning, July 12th. It’s clean with a cross-off breeze, and a 5ft SW swell coming in at 14 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (946). It’s a solid start, but the swell isn’t huge yet.

The real standout is Monday morning, July 13th. Offshore wind, light breeze, and the swell jumps to 7ft from the SW, period stretching to 18 seconds – that’s very long-period groundswell. The energy is strong (2706). This is a serious wave for experienced surfers. The reef setup will handle that long period perfectly, so expect some proper, well-shaped walls. The afternoon gets messy with cross-on wind, so get in early.

Tuesday morning, July 14th is another cracker. Offshore wind again, 6ft SW swell at 16 seconds, and strong energy (1816). Another clean, powerful morning for the advanced crew.

Wednesday morning, July 15th keeps the run going with offshore wind, 6ft WSW swell at 14 seconds, and moderate energy (1168). Clean and fun.

The next big highlight is Saturday morning, July 18th. It’s a clean cross-off, but the swell is 7ft from the WSW at 19 seconds – very long period. The energy is strong (3417). That afternoon the swell builds to 10ft from the SW, but the wind goes cross and it gets lumpy. The morning session is the one for experts only.

Sunday, July 19th sees the swell holding at 8ft from the WSW and SW, with clean cross-off winds all day. The energy is very strong (3196 in the morning, 3269 in the afternoon). This is a solid, powerful groundswell for the experienced.

Thursday morning, July 23rd shows a building swell again: 6ft SW at 16 seconds, cross-off wind, strong energy (2468). But the afternoon turns onshore and messy.

The final standout is Friday morning, July 24th. Offshore wind, 8ft SW swell at 16 seconds, and very strong energy (2875). Another big, clean morning for experts.

After that, the surf drops off and the winds get messy, with a small window of glassy conditions on Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd – 5ft SW swell, glassy wind, but it’s a short-lived pocket.

If you’re an advanced surfer, the best two calls are Monday morning, July 13th and Friday morning, July 24th – both have offshore winds, solid SW groundswell, and strong energy. The reef will handle the long period well. Just be aware, Turtles can get crowded.

Rusty.

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