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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 11 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 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 5 | N 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 5 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 464 | 408 | 484 | 1 | 0 | 566 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.52m | 3:36AM1.73m | 3:43PM1.62m | 4:16AM1.84m | 4:45PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM1.04m | 8:55PM0.70m | 9:52AM0.85m | 9:53PM0.68m | 10:38AM0.63m | 10:44PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
1 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 36 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 566 | 512 | 432 | 302 | 255 | 222 | 212 | 176 | 197 | 201 | 205 | 180 | 156 | 175 | 147 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 293 | 268 | 237 | 464 | 408 | 484 | 413 | 455 | 389 | 361 | 321 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 609 | 609 | 609 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 65 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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