What are the current surf conditions at Turtle Beach?

Turtle Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Turtle Beach?

The best time to surf Turtle Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌊 SWELL

0.2
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HEIGHT

0.2ft

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WIND GUSTS

11kt

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AIR TEMP

30°C

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0.2ft @
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0.1mm

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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) with very light winds Note: winds from ENE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Aug 9

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🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 26-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	NNW	6kt	ENE	13kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	12kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	5kt	E	11kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ESE	11kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	12kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	6kt	SE	13kt	26°C	30°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	6kt	SE	14kt	26°C	30°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	N	7kt	SSE	12kt	28°C	30°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	N	7kt	SSE	11kt	30°C	30°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	N	8kt	SSE	9kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NE	8kt	S	9kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	E	9kt	SSW	9kt	33°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	SSE	9kt	SW	8kt	34°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	SSE	8kt	SW	7kt	33°C	30°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	SSE	7kt	SW	6kt	32°C	30°C	1.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	S	6kt	SW	5kt	32°C	31°C	1.9mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	S	5kt	WSW	5kt	31°C	31°C	1.7mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	3s	S	4kt	W	5kt	30°C	31°C	1.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	3s	S	3kt	W	4kt	30°C	31°C	1.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	S	3kt	NW	4kt	29°C	31°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	S	3kt	NNW	3kt	29°C	31°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	S	3kt	NNE	3kt	28°C	31°C	0mm

Monday

Aug 10

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🌊 0.5-0.9ft 💨 4-6kt 🌡️ 25-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	S	4kt	NE	5kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	4kt	ENE	6kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	8kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	8kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	8kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	8kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	7kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	7kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	5kt	SE	6kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	4kt	SE	6kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SSE	4kt	ESE	6kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	4kt	S	5kt	33°C	31°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	5kt	SW	4kt	32°C	31°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	S	5kt	W	3kt	31°C	31°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	S	5kt	WNW	5kt	30°C	31°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	5kt	NW	6kt	30°C	31°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	5kt	NNW	8kt	29°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	5kt	N	9kt	29°C	31°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	5kt	NE	10kt	29°C	31°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	5kt	E	12kt	29°C	31°C	0.2mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

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🌊 0.2-1.2ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 25-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SW	6kt	E	15kt	28°C	31°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	W	7kt	ESE	17kt	27°C	31°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	NNW	7kt	ESE	20kt	27°C	31°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNW	7kt	ESE	19kt	26°C	31°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	7kt	ESE	18kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	7kt	ESE	17kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	7kt	ESE	15kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	ENE	6kt	ESE	14kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	E	6kt	SE	12kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	ESE	6kt	SE	11kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	SSE	6kt	SE	9kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	6kt	SE	7kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	5kt	SE	6kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	4kt	SE	6kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	2kt	SSE	5kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SSW	6kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	7kt	WSW	6kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WNW	7kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	9kt	WNW	8kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	8kt	WNW	10kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	8kt	WNW	11kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	7kt	NW	11kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	S	6kt	NNW	11kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	S	6kt	NNE	11kt	30°C	31°C	0mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

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🌊 0.7-1.0ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 26-35°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	S	5kt	NE	10kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	S	4kt	E	8kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	S	4kt	ESE	6kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	4kt	ESE	7kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	5kt	SE	9kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	6kt	SE	11kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	6kt	SE	10kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	SE	9kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	SE	8kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	5kt	SSE	7kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	4kt	SSE	5kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	4kt	S	4kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	4kt	SSW	5kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	4kt	W	5kt	35°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	6kt	W	6kt	34°C	32°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	9kt	W	7kt	33°C	32°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	11kt	W	9kt	32°C	32°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	10kt	W	9kt	31°C	32°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	9kt	30°C	32°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	8kt	WNW	10kt	30°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	7kt	WNW	9kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	6kt	WNW	8kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	8kt	29°C	31°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

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🌊 0.4-0.7ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 27-34°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	4kt	N	6kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	3kt	NNE	4kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	2kt	ENE	2kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	2kt	ENE	2kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	2kt	ENE	2kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	3kt	ENE	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	2kt	ENE	2kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	1kt	ENE	1kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	1kt	NE	1kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	2kt	NNE	2kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	3kt	N	3kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NNW	4kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	NW	4kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	NW	5kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	6kt	34°C	32°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	7kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	10kt	WNW	8kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	10kt	W	9kt	32°C	32°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	10kt	WNW	10kt	31°C	32°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	10kt	30°C	32°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	11kt	29°C	32°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	8kt	WNW	10kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	WNW	10kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	9kt	28°C	31°C	0mm

Friday

Aug 14

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🌊 0.4-0.5ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 27-33°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	9kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	8kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	8kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	SW	3kt	W	6kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	W	2kt	SW	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	NW	1kt	SSW	1kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	W	1kt	S	2kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	2kt	S	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	3kt	S	4kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	3kt	SW	4kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	5kt	WNW	4kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	6kt	WNW	4kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	WNW	5kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	6kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	6kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	10kt	WNW	7kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	10kt	WNW	8kt	32°C	32°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	WNW	9kt	31°C	32°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	WNW	10kt	30°C	32°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	WNW	11kt	29°C	32°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	7kt	NW	10kt	29°C	32°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	NW	10kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NW	9kt	28°C	31°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-0.6ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 26-35°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	NNW	7kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	NNE	5kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	3kt	NE	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	3kt	NE	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	3kt	ENE	3kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	3kt	ENE	3kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	ENE	4kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	NE	6kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	S	4kt	NE	7kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	NE	6kt	28°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NE	6kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	5kt	NE	5kt	32°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	NE	5kt	33°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	NNE	5kt	34°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	N	5kt	35°C	32°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	6kt	NNW	6kt	34°C	32°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	NW	8kt	33°C	32°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	12kt	WNW	10kt	32°C	32°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	11kt	WNW	11kt	32°C	32°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	10kt	NW	12kt	31°C	32°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	9kt	NW	13kt	31°C	32°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	8kt	NNW	13kt	30°C	32°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	8kt	N	14kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	8kt	N	15kt	29°C	31°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.7ft @ 4s

Wind Conditions:3-9kt ENE

Water Temperature:30-31°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Turtle Beach in Alabama is an exposed beach break that only works when conditions align just right, with the best surf typically in winter. The waves are primarily windswells, with an ideal swell direction from the northwest and offshore winds from the east-northeast. The break offers both lefts and rights, and surf quality is generally unaffected by tide changes. Despite its potential, it’s rarely crowded, even when the waves are good. The best surf occurs when a northwest swell meets east-northeast offshore winds. Consistent clean conditions are most likely in winter, especially in January. Beware of strong rip currents.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNW

Ideal Wind DirectionENE

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