Surf Forecasts:
Turtles surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SW swell with 3,567 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Turtles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Turtles in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Turtles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cooking for Turtles. It's a reef break that's super consistent and exposed to the swell, and it loves a SW direction. Water temp is about 80°F right now, which is par for the course for this time of year.
So for the next couple of weeks, we've got a steady stream of SSW to SW swell, but the issue is a stubborn SE wind. That gives us side-offshore conditions the whole way through—ridable but choppy on the surface. The combined wave energy is moderate to strong, with numbers like 1172 up to 3563 (moderate to strong wave energy), so there's grunt behind it.
We kick off Monday the 7th with 5ft of SSW groundswell at 13 seconds. That's a long-period groundswell, so it'll have proper shape but the sets will be spaced out. With a 35 km/h cross-off breeze, it's not the cleanest. Tuesday the 8th builds, with a 6ft morning swell hitting 7ft by the afternoon and a 16-second period (very long period groundswell). The energy jumps to 3307, so it's a solid one, but the wind is still fresh.
Wednesday the 9th and the rest of the week hold similar size, around 6ft to 7ft. Saturday the 12th afternoon brings a 7ft SW groundswell with a 19-second period (very long period groundswell) and a big energy reading of 3563, but the wind is still 35 km/h. Sunday the 13th tops out at 8ft.
The second week quiets down a little, but the wind stays on. The real standout lands on Saturday the 19th of September. We're looking at a proper 8ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period and combined energy over 3200. The wind finally eases to a moderate 25 km/h, making this the cleanest period of the whole outlook. That's the one to circle. Over 8ft at a reef means it's experts only, and with that long period, watch for big, powerful sets with long lulls. It's a long way out so it's promising but not locked in.
Crowds at Turtles can be there sometimes, so expect a full lineup if that Saturday fires.
For the rest of the run, the wind is the story. The waves are there, but that steady SE cross-off keeps the surface bumped up. It's surfable, no doubt, and with the consistency we've got, it'll clean up eventually.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
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 kJ | 817 | 700 | 1066 | 1664 | 2331 | 2054 | 1599 | 1374 | 1241 | 1594 | 1672 | 1694 | 1359 | 1140 | 1302 | 1336 | 2848 | 3523 | 2895 | 2612 | 1976 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM0.65m | 4:17AM1.18m | 6:11PM0.79m | 5:39AM1.24m | 6:52PM0.96m | 6:39AM1.29m | 7:26PM1.12m | 7:26AM1.32m | 7:58PM1.26m | 8:07AM1.31m | 8:30PM1.36m | 8:45AM1.26m | 9:00PM1.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.36m | 8:48PM0.58m | 11:58AM0.29m | 11:06PM0.53m | 12:42PM0.22m | 00:22AM0.42m | 1:18PM0.17m | 1:16AM0.30m | 1:49PM0.14m | 2:02AM0.20m | 2:18PM0.13m | 2:43AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.15m | 3:21AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 817 | 700 | 1066 | 1664 | 2331 | 2054 | 1599 | 1374 | 1241 | 1594 | 1672 | 1694 | 1359 | 1140 | 928 | 773 | 2848 | 3523 | 2895 | 2612 | 1976 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 28 | SSW 26 | S 10 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | — | — | W 19 |
| kJ | 117 | 346 | 402 | 593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 66 | 188 | 197 | 1302 | 1336 | 676 | 15 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 197 | — | 59 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 225 | 237 | 234 | 976 | 778 | 579 | 480 | 260 | 240 | 282 | 250 | 284 | 181 | 143 | 69 | 96 | 103 | 55 | 96 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 974 | 36 | 240 | 294 | 36 | 240 | 240 | 294 | 240 | 240 | 294 | 40 | 240 | 36 | 294 | 240 | 36 | 294 | 974 | 36 |
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