Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 4 | SW 9 | SE 16 | E 6 | ENE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7728 | 5269 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.54m | 4:04AM1.62m | 6:09PM1.65m | 5:02AM1.74m | 6:34PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM1.23m | 11:16AM0.52m | 11:34PM1.10m | 11:55AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | E 14 |
269 | 198 | 162 | 132 | 110 | 251 | 509 | 1107 | 1750 | 2929 | 3416 | 4753 | 6897 | 9212 | 9523 | 8124 | 7728 | 5269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | E 4 | SE 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
35 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 87 | 91 | 123 | 97 | 65 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 7 | SW 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 44 | 37 | 85 | 16 | 36 | 21 | 66 | 20 | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
14 | 20 | 19 | — | 10 | 20 | 36 | 65 | 65 | 68 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 187 | 434 | 820 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 659 | 732 | 622 | 659 | 777 |
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