Turtles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.28° N 124.04° W

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Turtles sea temperature is

15.6° C

Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Turtles today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	337	333	329	239	236	250	246	362	252	260	215	150	150	148	148	161	238	297	297	238	230	169	163	159
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:01AM2.38m					5:05PM2.41m			4:55AM2.16m					5:44PM2.42m				5:55AM1.93m				6:25PM2.41m
Low Tide				10:13AM-0.24m				10:44PM0.52m				10:52AM0.05m					11:40PM0.46m				11:32AM0.37m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	15	14	13	13	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	10	11	11	13	15	15	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	NW 9	SW 17	NW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8
kJ	310	292	281	275	264	207	237	362	221	219	178	199	253	310	330	398	374	348	365	374	338	281	274	224
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	W 16	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	337	333	329	239	236	250	246	243	240	215	155	150	150	148	148	148	238	297	297	238	230	169	163	159
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	WNW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	129	53	53	73	104	106	243	246	252	260	215	98	40	67	124	161	103	101	92	58	57	57	56	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	8	25	226	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Crescent Washington	Crescent Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Westport-The Corner Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Westport-The Corner Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	237	501	501	485	211	0	0	0	211	211	121	485	65	0	0	0	65	121	121	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	La Push	La Push	Westport-The Corner	Neah Bay				The Strait	Westport-The Corner	La Push	La Push	The Dump	Deep Creek	Cape Elizabeth		Westport-The Corner	Westport-The Corner	Westport-The Corner	La Push	Westport-The Corner	Cape Elizabeth	Cape Elizabeth	Cape Elizabeth	Cape Elizabeth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1				1	3	3	3	2	1	2		3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Malibu CAL - LA County	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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