Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Okinawa, Japan)
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Turtles Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell N | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 26.0 °C
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| 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | 9PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NNW |
 NNW |
 NW |
NW |
| Period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
glass | cross- off |
cross- off |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Turtles in Okinawa is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the north. A reef breaks left. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, coral and sharks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Chatan, 3 km from Turtles.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Turtles Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Kadena Air Force Base Airport, 3 km from Turtles.
light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 021 to 026 degs) km/h |  Dry and partly cloudy | Air temperature 28.2 °C |
Overall Turtles Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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Use this relief map to navigate to Okinawa surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Turtles
Wave buoys nearest to Turtles:
- Closest wave buoy8 mi
- Second closest wave buoy15 mi
- Third closest wave buoy183 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy186 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy265 mi
Tide stations nearest to Turtles:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station4 mi
- Third closest tide station6 mi
- Fourth closest tide station6 mi
- Fifth closest tide station6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Turtles:
- Closest ski area477 mi
- Second closest ski area495 mi
- Third closest ski area507 mi
- Fourth closest ski area511 mi
- Fifth closest ski area584 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Turtles:
- Closest city location2 mi
- Second closest city location6 mi
- Third closest city location8 mi
- Fourth closest city location8 mi
- Fifth closest city location11 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Turtles is Kadena Ab Airport (DNA) in Japan, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Turtles is Naha Airport (OKA), also in Japan, 18 km (11 miles) away.
- Third is Kumejima Airport (UEO) in Japan, 103 km (64 miles) away.
- Yoron Airport (RNJ) in Japan is 103 km (64 miles) away.
- Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), also in Japan is the fifth nearest airport to Turtles and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Turtles, Okinawa. Use the tab navigation above to view Turtles sea temperature, Turtles photographs, Turtles detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Turtles webcams, current wind from Okinawa live weather stations and Turtles tide predictions. The Japan swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Japan and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Japan wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Turtles.
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