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Turtles Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Turtles surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Turtles sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
171 | 190 | 140 | 146 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 223 | 242 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.35m | 11:22PM1.97m | 3:23PM1.34m | 00:01AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.44m | 4:40PM1.26m | 7:24AM0.51m | 4:47PM1.33m | 8:25AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 171 | 190 | 140 | 146 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 33 | 27 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 136 | 24 | 24 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 223 | 242 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 12 | 99 | 97 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 163 | 163 | 207 | 611 | 611 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 282 | 39 | 40 | 4 |
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