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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 01 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | NNW 5 | |
168 | 145 | 114 | 96 | 92 | 72 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 53 | 0 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.95m | 7:00AM2.00m | 8:02PM1.94m | 7:27AM1.99m | 8:37PM1.89m | 7:55AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.76m | 1:33PM0.19m | 1:41AM0.82m | 2:04PM0.18m | 2:10AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 32 | 55 | 55 | 96 | 92 | 72 | 47 | 32 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | S 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | NW 5 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | N 3 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 168 | 145 | 114 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 53 | 6 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 1337 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 70 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 618 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 621 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 27 | 691 | 669 |
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