Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 294 | 341 | 284 | 300 | 264 | 494 | 1128 | 1201 | 1007 | 1221 | 1100 | 1144 | 1206 | 1635 | 1493 | 1444 | 1302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.75m | 5:01PM2.12m | 7:47AM1.75m | 6:08PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.19m | 11:07AM1.44m | 00:19AM0.33m | 12:19PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 375 | 279 | 255 | 248 | 300 | 264 | 494 | 1128 | 1201 | 1007 | 1221 | 1100 | 1144 | 1206 | 1635 | 1493 | 1444 | 1302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 19 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 339 | 294 | 341 | 284 | 251 | 242 | 166 | 153 | 231 | 244 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 195 | 199 | 194 | 358 | 267 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 258 | 251 | 160 | 155 | 123 | 193 | 196 | 236 | 121 | 222 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 255 | 89 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 70 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 211 | 890 | 430 | 210 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 121 | 34 | 24 |
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