Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 6 | E 10 | W 8 | E 10 | W 8 | W 7 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.02m | 7:58AM2.17m | 9:17PM2.01m | 8:46AM2.13m | 9:54PM1.97m | 9:33AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.83m | 2:43PM-0.03m | 2:56AM0.77m | 3:25PM0.09m | 3:40AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 94 | 71 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 28 | 16 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | W 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 133 | 133 | 136 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 84 | 118 | 132 | 138 | 112 | 93 | 93 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 93 | 104 | 96 | 96 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 691 | 79 | 79 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 691 | 703 | 992 | 609 | 669 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 661 | 669 | 79 | 609 | 609 | 79 | 79 | 600 | 79 | 691 |
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