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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 Wednesday 06 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 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | |
251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.34m | 00:01AM1.87m | 00:54AM1.77m | 5:55PM1.48m | 2:11AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.51m | 4:47PM1.33m | 8:25AM0.57m | 9:27AM0.59m | 8:39PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 251 | 251 | 248 | 178 | 133 | 134 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 50 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 64 | 66 | 93 | 116 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 136 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 20 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 59 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 44 | 43 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 611 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 282 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 118 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
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