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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 18 May 2026 JSTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | |
415 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 465 | 625 | 422 | 360 | 313 | 277 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.16m | 8:56PM2.03m | 8:08AM2.13m | 9:48PM1.94m | 8:54AM2.05m | 10:44PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM-0.11m | 2:26AM0.91m | 3:01PM-0.05m | 3:12AM0.99m | 3:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 625 | 422 | 360 | 313 | 277 | 246 | 268 | 275 | 239 | 239 | 207 | 177 | 168 | 207 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 415 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 465 | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
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