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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 Saturday 16 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
261 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 308 | 367 | 499 | 460 | 656 | 586 | 490 | 1054 | 1005 | 888 | 932 | 932 | 1005 | 841 | 628 | 461 | 400 | 330 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.64m | 9:10PM2.53m | 10:58AM1.59m | 9:54PM2.54m | 11:59AM1.54m | 10:42PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.01m | 2:49PM0.93m | 4:27AM-0.07m | 3:31PM1.01m | 5:20AM-0.07m | 4:17PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 122 | 154 | 151 | 192 | 235 | 308 | 367 | 499 | 460 | 656 | 586 | 490 | 1054 | 1005 | 888 | 932 | 932 | 1005 | 841 | 628 | 461 | 400 | 330 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 261 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 236 | 213 | 207 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 54 | 51 | 109 | 49 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 126 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 46 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 68 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 282 | 244 | 17 | 134 | 87 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 252 | 202 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 1 | 17 | 87 | 87 | 17 | 0 |
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