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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
21.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Turtles today?

The current surf forecast for Turtles at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)888888877777667777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24617613710910779585452362422301315333434242323232323
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
1.95
10:03PM
1.89
10:43AM
1.92
10:53PM
1.77
11:20AM
1.88
11:55PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.67
4:19AM
0.44
4:51PM
0.65
4:57AM
0.62
5:45PM
0.63
5:41AM
0.82
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset--6:04-------6:05-------6:05-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514141414141414141313131313131515141415141515
Feels °C (?)10111011111211101111910111010101111101113111313
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