Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for you in feet and miles per hour, Rusty style.

The outlook for Turtles is a real rollercoaster. There’s plenty of juice in the water, but the wind is going to be a constant headache.

Starting off on Friday the 21st, we’ve got a solid 7ft swell out of the WSW with a long 15-second period. The combined energy is strong (2043), but it’s not a perfect setup. The morning has a cross-offshore breeze from the NE at 12 mph, so it’s clean, but it’s still only a marginal call. The water is 72°, pretty normal for the time of year. Friday afternoon swings cross-on from the NNW, and that’ll mess it up.

Saturday the 22nd is a total loss. The morning has a 6ft swell with onshore wind, and the afternoon gets uglier with a 6ft swell and a strong cross-on, making it a choppy mess.

Sunday the 23rd gives us a little hope in the morning. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the SW with a nice 16-second period (moderate energy at 1549) and a cross-off wind from the SSE. It’s clean, but still marginal. The afternoon though, a 22 mph S wind turns it into lumpy, cross-shore crap.

Monday the 24th: The morning swell drops a bit to 6ft (WSW, 15s) with a cross-off breeze from the SE. Clean, but only marginal. The afternoon goes south again with a fresh S wind.

Tuesday the 25th is small. The morning has a 5ft swell (845 energy) with a gentle cross-off, clean but weak. Afternoon is out with strong cross-winds.

Wednesday the 26th: The morning bump is back to 6ft (WSW, 14s) with 1265 energy, but it’s cross-shore, so a bit of chop. The afternoon, though, is for the brave. The swell jumps to 8ft from the WSW with a very long 19-second period, and the energy is massive at 4148. But, the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making it choppy. At that size, it’s for experts only, and honestly, with that onshore wind, it might be better for the kite surfers.

Thursday the 27th: An 8ft (WSW, 16s) morning swell with serious energy (3304) and a strong cross-off from the SSE. Big and clean, but only for the experienced. The afternoon goes messy.

Friday the 28th and into September, it’s the same tune: decent swell (6ft to 8ft) but wind is always the problem. The morning of Saturday the 29th of August is a little bright spot: a 5ft (SW, 13s) swell with a fresh offshore from the E. Clean, low energy (683), but a proper session. The afternoon of the 29th is even better: only 4ft, but a moderate offshore from the ESE and clean conditions. That’s your pick for the first week.

Into September, we’ve got another big pulse. On the 1st of September (Tuesday), an 8ft (WSW, 17s) swell with 3963 energy, but a light cross-onshore kills the perfection. The 4th of September morning is a standout: a 7ft (WSW, 17s) swell, clean cross-off from the SE, and massive energy (3025). That’s one to mark on the calendar for the big-wave guys, but it’s two weeks out, so stay tuned.

The true standouts are the afternoon of Saturday the 29th of August for a clean, small-wave day, and the morning of Thursday the 4th of September for the expert crew. Turtles is a reef break for advanced surfers, fairly consistent, but it gets crowded often, so don’t expect a quiet lineup. The long-period swells will give good shape and power, but the wind is the make-or-break factor here.

Rusty.

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