Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 297 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.55m | 11:06PM1.75m | 12:41PM1.41m | 11:45PM1.66m | 2:43PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.59m | 4:54PM0.98m | 6:04AM0.67m | 5:26PM1.14m | 7:20AM0.74m | 6:26PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 33 | 89 | 111 | 168 | 225 | 215 | 252 | 184 | 258 | 197 | 105 | 100 | 123 | 145 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 155 | 225 | 89 | 13 | 65 | 68 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | E 9 | — | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 34 | 142 | 2 | — | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 238 | 238 | 297 | 311 | 276 | 292 | 318 | 303 | 292 | 232 | 236 | 158 | 161 | 163 | 214 | — | 256 | 290 | 331 | 419 | 2372 | 2083 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 621 | 792 | 792 | 4 | 609 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 609 | 609 | 2 | 2 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 609 | 609 | 659 | 609 |
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