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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 42 | 41 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 34 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 1.78 | 6:03AM 1.69 | 5:09PM 1.83 | 6:42AM 1.76 | 5:46PM 1.88 | 7:18AM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM 1.03 | 11:25PM 0.44 | 11:30AM 1.03 | 12:01AM 0.33 | 12:09PM 1.02 | 12:37AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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