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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 JST
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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
22.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Turtles today?

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)999888766666666666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2321901441058249777182788080382438252520283925252415
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.40
2:39PM
1.63
5:10AM
1.48
3:44PM
1.66
6:02AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.74
8:35AM
1.19
10:09PM
0.65
10:07AM
1.21
11:04PM
0.53
11:12AM
1.17
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset-------5:55-------5:57-------5:58
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C161616161818181919181817161618191818181919201919
Feels °C (?)141413141515151515131414131315151414141516171718
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