Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Turtles today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 6 | SSE 3 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 39 | 2 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:17AM2.09m | 7:37PM2.01m | 7:05AM2.17m | 8:10PM2.05m | 7:50AM2.19m | 8:42PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.89m | 1:03PM-0.00m | 1:16AM0.75m | 1:44PM0.00m | 1:56AM0.63m | 2:21PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 360 | 201 | 196 | 188 | 181 | 217 | 212 | 112 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 77 | 69 | 86 | 84 | 157 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 141 | 138 | 114 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 51 | 55 | 31 | 77 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 41 | 86 | 85 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 6 | SSE 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Turtles surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest