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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 10 am Friday 22 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | |
249 | 249 | 152 | 152 | 174 | 176 | 191 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 217 | 201 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.76m | 5:21PM1.80m | 4:37AM1.63m | 6:00PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.35m | 9:42PM1.23m | 10:18AM0.47m | 11:14PM1.07m | 11:09AM0.59m | 00:22AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 249 | 249 | 152 | 102 | 174 | 176 | 191 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 302 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 242 | 223 | 217 | 167 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 87 | 100 | 79 | 73 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 140 | 201 | 197 | 182 | 172 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 97 | 83 | 152 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 73 | 95 | 74 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 2 | — | 19 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 333 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 583 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 15 |
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