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

0.5
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HEIGHT

0.5ft

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

28°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 glassy conditions Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Sep 24

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🌊 0.2-0.7ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 25-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	6kt	ESE	9kt	26°C	31°C	0.5mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	6kt	ESE	10kt	25°C	31°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	6kt	ESE	11kt	25°C	31°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	5kt	ESE	10kt	25°C	31°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSW	5kt	SE	9kt	25°C	31°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSW	4kt	SE	8kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSW	4kt	SE	8kt	25°C	31°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSW	5kt	ESE	9kt	25°C	31°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	ESE	9kt	25°C	30°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	5kt	ESE	7kt	26°C	30°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	S	4kt	ESE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSE	4kt	SE	3kt	30°C	30°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSE	3kt	ENE	3kt	31°C	31°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	SSE	3kt	NNE	3kt	32°C	31°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SSE	3kt	NW	3kt	32°C	31°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SSE	4kt	NNW	4kt	32°C	31°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SSE	4kt	N	5kt	32°C	31°C	0.7mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	S	5kt	N	6kt	31°C	31°C	0.9mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	6kt	NNE	8kt	30°C	31°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	7kt	NE	11kt	29°C	31°C	0.7mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	S	8kt	ENE	13kt	28°C	31°C	0.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	8kt	ENE	14kt	27°C	31°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	S	8kt	ENE	14kt	27°C	31°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	S	8kt	E	15kt	26°C	31°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

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🌊 0.2-0.4ft 💨 6-12kt 🌡️ 24-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	S	7kt	E	14kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	S	7kt	ENE	14kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	S	7kt	ENE	14kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SW	6kt	ENE	12kt	25°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	WNW	6kt	ENE	11kt	24°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	6kt	NE	10kt	24°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	WNW	6kt	NE	11kt	24°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SW	6kt	NE	11kt	24°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	7kt	NE	12kt	24°C	31°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	7kt	NE	11kt	26°C	31°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNE	10kt	27°C	31°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSW	9kt	NNE	9kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSW	9kt	NNE	9kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSW	9kt	NNE	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	7s	SSW	9kt	NNE	9kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNE	9kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNE	10kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNE	10kt	31°C	31°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNE	13kt	30°C	31°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNE	15kt	29°C	31°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NE	18kt	28°C	31°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NE	18kt	27°C	31°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	11kt	NE	19kt	26°C	31°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SW	12kt	NE	19kt	25°C	31°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Sep 26

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🌊 0.2-1.3ft 💨 9-13kt 🌡️ 23-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	11kt	NE	19kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NE	20kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNE	20kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNE	20kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNE	20kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNE	20kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNE	20kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SW	9kt	NNE	20kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	9kt	NNE	20kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	9kt	NE	18kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	10kt	NE	15kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	11kt	NE	13kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SW	10kt	NNE	11kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNE	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNE	9kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	12kt	NE	10kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	13kt	NE	11kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	WSW	12kt	NE	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	W	11kt	NE	15kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	NW	10kt	NE	17kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	NW	10kt	NE	17kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	NNW	10kt	ENE	18kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	4s	NNW	11kt	ENE	19kt	24°C	30°C	0mm

Sunday

Sep 27

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🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 20-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	NNW	10kt	ENE	18kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	NNW	9kt	NE	18kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	NNW	9kt	NE	17kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	WNW	8kt	NE	17kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	W	8kt	NE	16kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	7kt	NE	16kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	7kt	NE	15kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	6kt	NE	14kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	6kt	NE	14kt	20°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NE	12kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NE	10kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NE	8kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	NNE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNE	6kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNE	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	6kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	6kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	7kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NW	7kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SW	6kt	N	10kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	WSW	6kt	NE	12kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	W	7kt	E	15kt	24°C	30°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

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🌊 0.2-0.9ft 💨 5-8kt 🌡️ 21-29°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	WNW	6kt	ENE	14kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	NW	6kt	ENE	13kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	12kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	12kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	NNW	6kt	ENE	12kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	6kt	ENE	11kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	11kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	11kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	10kt	21°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	9kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	7kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	4s	NNW	6kt	ENE	6kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	N	5kt	NE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NNE	5kt	NNE	4kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NE	5kt	N	4kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	ENE	6kt	N	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	ESE	7kt	N	6kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	SE	8kt	N	7kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	7kt	N	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	6kt	NNW	8kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	5kt	NNW	8kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	E	6kt	N	9kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NNE	6kt	NNE	10kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	NNW	6kt	NE	10kt	25°C	30°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

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🌊 0.2-0.6ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 22-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	6kt	ENE	11kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	6kt	E	12kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	N	5kt	ESE	12kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	5kt	E	10kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	5kt	E	8kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	4kt	E	6kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	4kt	E	6kt	22°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	4kt	ENE	6kt	22°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	4kt	ENE	6kt	22°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	4kt	ENE	6kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	5kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	N	5kt	ENE	5kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	5kt	NE	5kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ENE	4kt	NE	4kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ESE	4kt	NNE	3kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ESE	4kt	N	4kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	ESE	4kt	N	4kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	ESE	4kt	NNW	5kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	5kt	NNW	6kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	6kt	NNW	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	6kt	NNW	10kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	ENE	5kt	NNE	8kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	3s	NNE	4kt	NE	7kt	27°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	NW	3kt	E	5kt	26°C	30°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

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🌊 0.2-0.7ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 23-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	2s	NNW	3kt	ESE	6kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	NNW	4kt	ESE	8kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	NNW	4kt	ESE	9kt	24°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNW	4kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNW	4kt	E	8kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	5kt	E	8kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	WNW	5kt	ENE	8kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	4s	WSW	5kt	ENE	9kt	23°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	5kt	ENE	9kt	23°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	6kt	ENE	9kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	6kt	ENE	8kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSW	7kt	ENE	8kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	S	7kt	ENE	7kt	29°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	7kt	ENE	7kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	6kt	ENE	6kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	ESE	6kt	ENE	6kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	ESE	5kt	ENE	5kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	ESE	5kt	ENE	5kt	32°C	30°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SE	5kt	ENE	6kt	31°C	30°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	SSE	6kt	ENE	8kt	30°C	30°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	S	6kt	ENE	9kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	SW	6kt	ENE	11kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	2s	WNW	7kt	E	13kt	28°C	30°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNW	8kt	E	15kt	27°C	30°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.3ft @ 4s

Wind Conditions:3-12kt ESE

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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