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Turtles surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 13 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 799 | 669 | 741 | 745 | 783 | 793 | 619 | 512 | 578 | 783 | 516 | 2365 | 3888 | 5118 | 5572 | 3979 | 4148 | 3493 | 3468 | 2897 | 2451 | 1783 | 1976 | 2274 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15PM 1.90 | 8:26AM 2.58 | 9:23PM 1.92 | 9:06AM 2.63 | 10:22PM 1.99 | 9:43AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:34AM 0.98 | 2:56PM 0.51 | 2:24AM 1.16 | 3:47PM 0.27 | 3:12AM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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