Turtles surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Turtles today?

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 4PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
16
2
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
283
346
1762
1728
1591
1724
1700
1398
1336
1193
1193
1175
1198
1089
514
514
437
422
314
303
319
206
202
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM2.17m
2:28AM2.86m
4:28PM2.14m
3:20AM2.74m
5:23PM2.13m
4:17AM2.56m
Low Tide
8:34AM-0.75m
8:16PM1.10m
9:25AM-0.68m
9:11PM1.14m
10:17AM-0.52m
10:11PM1.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
9
6
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
16
2
WNW
15
2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
394
346
757
1762
1728
1591
1724
1700
1398
1336
1193
1193
1175
1198
1089
514
173
217
275
210
210
193
298
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
106
283
346
29
63
43
41
68
72
106
100
95
94
96
96
154
514
437
422
314
303
319
206
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
51
32
48
32
26
17
17
17
17
17
22
54
87
54
22
96
95
94
93
91
117
89
89
89
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
875
1049
430
326
58
34
58
132
213
237
1049
214
210
58
0
0
210
210
213
210
58
65
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
1
4
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Turtles surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest