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Turtles surfForecast / Okinawa / Japan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 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
23.5° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Turtles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NNW 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | |
4 | 70 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:13PM1.82m | 8:24AM1.92m | 9:51PM1.73m | 8:55AM1.85m | 10:35PM1.64m | 9:29AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.96m | 3:10PM0.29m | 3:09AM1.03m | 3:48PM0.39m | 3:44AM1.10m | 4:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 49 | 70 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 76 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 137 | 134 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 55 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 63 | 85 | 20 | 28 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 621 | 618 | 609 | 659 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 744 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 659 | 38 | 618 | 79 | 38 | 792 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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