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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 22 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 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 7 | W 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 6 | W 6 | ENE 10 | |
2 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 92 | 156 | 10 | 63 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.79m | 00:50AM1.69m | 12:01PM1.65m | 1:54AM1.68m | 1:33PM1.57m | 2:51AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM1.10m | 5:49PM0.40m | 6:28AM1.10m | 6:58PM0.56m | 7:56AM1.02m | 8:09PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 6 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 113 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 75 | 57 | 78 | 39 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | N 7 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 9 | 76 | 9 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | N 6 | N 9 | WNW 6 | E 9 | — | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 92 | 156 | 110 | 32 | 75 | — | 44 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 14 | 70 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 600 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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