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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 10 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
23.6° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | |
34 | 368 | 440 | 405 | 386 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.63m | 2:26PM1.52m | 3:36AM1.73m | 3:43PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM1.17m | 7:45PM0.70m | 8:53AM1.04m | 8:55PM0.70m | 9:52AM0.85m | 9:53PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:07 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 34 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 402 | 232 | 232 | 199 | 199 | 176 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 294 | 368 | 440 | 405 | 386 | 392 | 370 | 338 | 306 | 300 | 268 | 329 | 293 | 307 | 422 | 366 | 328 | 281 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 705 | 621 | 65 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 38 | 609 | 609 | 609 | 600 | 13 | 13 | 609 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 25 |
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