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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 03 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | - | - |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 109mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | NNW 5 | N 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NNW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | |
47 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 136 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 212 | 198 | 11 | 335 | 278 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.89m | 7:55AM1.97m | 9:13PM1.82m | 8:24AM1.92m | 9:51PM1.73m | 8:55AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.89m | 2:36PM0.22m | 2:39AM0.96m | 3:10PM0.29m | 3:09AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 13 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
25 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ESE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 56 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 31 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 264 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | S 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WNW 7 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 66 | 77 | 86 | 151 | 81 | 86 | 99 | 136 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 76 | 104 | 154 | 212 | 198 | — | 335 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 27 | 24 | 691 | 692 | 703 | 744 | 669 | 661 | 661 | 34 | 34 | 618 | 3 | 618 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 609 | 609 | 0 | 609 | 0 | 13 |
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