Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 163 | 142 | 339 | 348 | 367 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 310 | 270 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.88m | 3:22AM1.21m | 2:32PM1.82m | 3:46PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.96m | 9:14PM0.81m | 7:00AM1.12m | 10:58PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 402 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 387 | 387 | 310 | 270 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 163 | 142 | 339 | 348 | 367 | 382 | 61 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 159 | 116 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 87 | 135 | 40 | 11 | 0 |
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