Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 JST
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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
23.8° 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 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
390
439
439
489
461
472
465
465
415
425
595
421
440
533
473
4
13
14
7
7
5
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:06PM2.08m
7:26AM2.16m
8:56PM2.03m
8:08AM2.13m
9:48PM1.94m
8:54AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:27PM-0.08m
1:42AM0.83m
2:13PM-0.11m
2:26AM0.91m
3:01PM-0.05m
3:12AM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:09
7:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
23
23
22
25
26
24
24
24
23
24
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
17
24
16
6
6
595
421
440
533
473
355
258
227
249
249
208
217
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
448
390
439
439
489
461
472
465
465
415
425
421
3
3
4
13
14
7
7
5
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1053
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
24
13
13
13
27
13
27
14
14
14
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Okinawa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Japan
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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