Surf-Forecast | Turtles Surf Guide

Lat Long: 33.02° N 117.29° W

Issued: 9 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Turtles sea temperature is

23.4°C

Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Dena Austin Miller

Turtles Surf Guide

Turtles in San Diego County is an exposed beach break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. It's often crowded here.

Turtles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2		23.4°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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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
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Wind Speed (km/h)

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
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 03:27 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	glass	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: 05:18am | 1.83m

Next Low Water: 11:07am | 0.98m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Turtles Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite