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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 21 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
23.9° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | E 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | E 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
10 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 54 | 2 | 66 | 49 | 26 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.93m | 11:45PM1.74m | 10:45AM1.79m | 00:50AM1.69m | 12:01PM1.65m | 1:54AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.23m | 5:07AM1.10m | 5:49PM0.40m | 6:28AM1.10m | 6:58PM0.56m | 7:56AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 6 | SE 9 | W 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 66 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 84 | 36 | 76 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 3 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 9 | W 6 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 84 | 33 | 75 | 38 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | E 11 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SSE 3 | W 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 24 | — | 2 | 4 | 45 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 54 | 64 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 52 | 46 | 36 | — | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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