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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 23 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
64 | 76 | 154 | 100 | 65 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 55 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.65m | 1:54AM1.68m | 1:33PM1.57m | 2:51AM1.70m | 3:03PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM1.10m | 6:58PM0.56m | 7:56AM1.02m | 8:09PM0.69m | 9:12AM0.88m | 9:15PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 36 | 84 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 59 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | ENE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 76 | 154 | 100 | 65 | — | — | 30 | 46 | 44 | 55 | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 600 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 600 | 65 | 65 | 24 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 27 |
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