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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm 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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm 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 (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
47 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:54AM1.68m | 1:33PM1.57m | 2:51AM1.70m | 3:03PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.56m | 7:56AM1.02m | 8:09PM0.69m | 9:12AM0.88m | 9:15PM0.78m | 10:09AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 |
2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 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 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSE 4 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 29 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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