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Turtles surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 17 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 7AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 106 | 283 | 346 | 1762 | 1728 | 1637 | 1724 | 1700 | 1398 | 1336 | 1193 | 1175 | 1175 | 1157 | 986 | 514 | 939 | 94 | 429 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39AM2.92m | 3:33PM2.17m | 2:28AM2.86m | 4:28PM2.14m | 3:20AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM1.04m | 8:34AM-0.75m | 8:16PM1.10m | 9:25AM-0.68m | 9:11PM1.14m | 10:17AM-0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | 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 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 685 | 604 | 510 | 480 | 394 | 346 | 757 | 1762 | 1728 | 1637 | 1724 | 1700 | 1398 | 1336 | 1193 | 1175 | 1175 | 1157 | 986 | 514 | 939 | 964 | 215 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 106 | 283 | 346 | 29 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 68 | 72 | 106 | 100 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 429 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 19 | 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 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 32 | 48 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 54 | 87 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 93 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | 109 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1049 | 211 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 866 | 1049 | 430 | 343 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 115 | 121 | 213 | 1049 | 747 | 210 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 210 | 221 | 121 |
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