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Turtles surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 9PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2119 | 2119 | 2895 | 3542 | 5087 | 4432 | 3762 | 3281 | 3051 | 2753 | 2475 | 1922 | 1838 | 1487 | 1308 | 1109 | 833 | 711 | 614 | 517 | 408 | 389 | 375 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:30PM 2.30 | 6:08AM 2.38 | 5:42PM 2.08 | 6:57AM 2.44 | 7:00PM 1.94 | 7:43AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 1.28 | 11:00PM 0.27 | 11:39AM 1.19 | 11:50PM 0.53 | 12:50PM 1.02 | 12:42AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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