Turtles 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.28° N 124.04° W

Issued: 4 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Turtles sea temperature is

16.7°C

Turtles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Turtles today (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 8AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (21 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	357	405	366	366	485	801	1230	1336	1275	1051	1016	902	767	691	667	582	572	505	505	655	785	901	299	242
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	WNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:29AM1.80m				9:33PM2.01m					11:12AM1.94m			10:33PM2.11m					11:48AM2.08m
Low Tide		3:31AM0.21m				3:23PM1.21m				4:21AM0.11m				4:21PM0.98m					5:02AM0.02m				5:10PM0.72m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	10	11	11	13	12	13	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	14	13	14	12	11	11	11	14	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	111	113	99	94	485	801	1230	1336	1275	1051	1016	902	767	691	667	582	572	505	505	655	785	901	921	904
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 8	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	357	405	366	366	85	362	362	354	346	476	465	454	386	371	314	306	299	295	299	352	357	299	299	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	WNW 17	WNW 16	SW 18	W 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	W 18	—
kJ	24	23	58	198	366	76	14	14	14	12	11	12	3	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	3	3	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Turtles Washington	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Super green Washington	Wickaninnish Vancouver Island	Seaside Cove Oregon North	Turtles Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Ocean Park Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Turtles Washington	Elwha Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Seaside Cove Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	3
Distance (km)	58	0	0	0	1027	1027	3	0	0	0	0	3	213	329	34	0	24	24	24	32	0	211	171	34
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Damon Point	La Push	La Push	Fort Canby A Jetty			Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort. Ebey		La Push	La Push	La Push	Long Beach Peninsula	La Push	Cape Elizabeth	Long Beach Peninsula	Neah Bay	The Dump	Cape Elizabeth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4	1		3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Acid Drops HAW - Kaua'i	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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