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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | |
57 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 155 | 132 | 127 | 44 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.00m | 8:02PM1.94m | 7:27AM1.99m | 8:37PM1.89m | 7:55AM1.97m | 9:13PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.18m | 2:10AM0.89m | 2:36PM0.22m | 2:39AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | NNW 6 |
 kJ | 57 | 42 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | S 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | NW 5 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 6 | NW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 29 | 122 | 150 | 155 | 132 | 127 | 12 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 600 | 600 | 618 | 618 | 609 | 70 | 669 | 703 | 692 | 703 | 1028 | 744 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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