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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Turtles today?
The current surf forecast for Turtles at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | S 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | |
12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 107 | 128 | 127 | 135 | 154 | 180 | 147 | 132 | 61 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 43 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.89m | 6:08AM1.96m | 6:52PM1.93m | 6:34AM1.99m | 7:28PM1.95m | 7:00AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.46m | 00:11AM0.66m | 12:33PM0.33m | 00:43AM0.70m | 1:03PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 61 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 61 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 43 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SE 11 | NNW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 73 | 75 | 107 | 128 | 127 | 135 | 154 | 180 | 147 | 132 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 622 | 1337 | 609 | 845 | 845 | 826 | 792 | 1169 | 1169 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 621 | 27 | 766 | 1051 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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