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Turtles surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 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) | WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| 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) | SW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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