Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 330 | 324 | 307 | 524 | 444 | 220 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 138 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.26m | 7:45AM1.56m | 6:49PM2.16m | 9:02AM1.55m | 7:50PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.24m | 12:17PM1.12m | 2:05AM0.24m | 1:24PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 330 | 330 | 324 | 307 | 524 | 444 | 452 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 290 | 175 | 171 | 143 | 119 | 101 | 150 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 122 | 99 | 81 | 176 | 223 | 220 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 138 | 104 | 88 | 92 | 128 | 128 | 77 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 21 | W 21 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 157 | 121 | 119 | 191 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 162 | 160 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 32 | 32 |
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