Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Turtles Surf Guide

Turtles in San Diego County is an exposed beach break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Likely to be crowded if working.

Turtles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2		18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Turtles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Turtles occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Turtles (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Turtles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in November while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Turtles Location Map

Interactive Turtles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Turtles is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Turtles is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Turtles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:00 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Turtles look like?

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Credit: Dena Austin Miller Credit: Dena Austin Miller Credit: Dena Austin Miller Credit: Dena Austin Miller

Tides at Turtles

Current tide and informaton

For Solana Beach, 4 km from Turtles.

Next High Water: 03:23pm | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 04:47pm | 1.33m

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Turtles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.3 °C) at Turtles is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite