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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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

0.6
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HEIGHT

0.6ft

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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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SWELL

0.2ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) with glassy conditions

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Thursday

Mar 26

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 17-28°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NW	7kt	NE	15kt	20°C	21°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NW	6kt	ENE	13kt	19°C	21°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	11kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NNW	5kt	ENE	9kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	8kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	6kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	NNW	5kt	ENE	6kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	NNW	4kt	ENE	6kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	NNW	4kt	ENE	6kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	4s	NNW	3kt	E	4kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	4s	NNW	2kt	ESE	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	NNW	2kt	ESE	2kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	4s	NNW	4kt	SSE	3kt	26°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	7kt	SSW	5kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NNW	10kt	W	6kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	10kt	WSW	7kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	9kt	WSW	7kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	9kt	WSW	7kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	WNW	8kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	WSW	7kt	W	7kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	WSW	4kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	W	3kt	NW	4kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NW	2kt	NNW	3kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

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🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 18-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NW	3kt	NNE	3kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NW	3kt	NE	3kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NW	3kt	ENE	3kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NW	4kt	E	5kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	NNW	5kt	ESE	7kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	9kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	8kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	7kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	5kt	SE	6kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNE	3kt	SE	5kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	E	2kt	SE	3kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SE	1kt	SE	2kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	SE	4kt	S	3kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	6kt	WSW	5kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	SE	9kt	WNW	7kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SE	9kt	WNW	8kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	3s	SSE	10kt	WNW	9kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	10kt	WNW	10kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	10kt	WNW	11kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	NW	12kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	NW	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	SSW	8kt	NNW	12kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	SW	7kt	NNW	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	WSW	6kt	N	10kt	22°C	22°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

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🌊 0.2-1.5ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 20-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	W	6kt	N	10kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	3s	WNW	6kt	N	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	3s	NNW	6kt	NNE	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	3s	NW	6kt	NNE	9kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	3s	NW	5kt	NNE	6kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	3s	NW	4kt	NNE	4kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	3s	NW	4kt	NNE	5kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	NW	5kt	NNE	6kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	NW	5kt	NE	8kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	3s	NNW	5kt	NNE	7kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	5kt	NNE	6kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	NNW	4kt	NNE	6kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	NE	6kt	N	7kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	E	8kt	N	9kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	10kt	NNW	11kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	10kt	NW	10kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WNW	10kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	SSE	9kt	WNW	10kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SW	11kt	NW	14kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	W	13kt	N	18kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	3s	NNW	15kt	NE	22kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	3s	NNW	15kt	NE	23kt	23°C	22°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	3s	NW	14kt	NE	24kt	22°C	22°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	3s	NW	14kt	NE	25kt	21°C	22°C	0.2mm

Sunday

Mar 29

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🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 14-20kt 🌡️ 20-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	NNW	14kt	NE	26kt	20°C	22°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	NNW	14kt	NE	26kt	20°C	22°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	NNW	14kt	NE	27kt	20°C	22°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	NNW	14kt	NE	27kt	20°C	22°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	W	15kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	WSW	15kt	ENE	28kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSW	16kt	ENE	27kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	16kt	ENE	28kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	17kt	ENE	28kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	17kt	ENE	28kt	21°C	22°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	18kt	ENE	27kt	23°C	22°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	W	19kt	ENE	26kt	24°C	22°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	NNW	20kt	E	25kt	25°C	22°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	W	20kt	ENE	25kt	25°C	22°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	20kt	ENE	25kt	24°C	22°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSE	19kt	ENE	24kt	24°C	22°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	18kt	ENE	25kt	23°C	22°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	W	17kt	ENE	25kt	22°C	22°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	NW	16kt	ENE	26kt	21°C	22°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NW	15kt	ENE	26kt	21°C	22°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	NW	15kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	NW	14kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	22°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 9-14kt 🌡️ 18-28°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	NW	13kt	ENE	25kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	NNW	12kt	ENE	25kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	25kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	24kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	N	11kt	ENE	24kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	N	10kt	ENE	24kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	NE	10kt	ENE	24kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	ESE	9kt	ENE	23kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	9kt	ENE	22kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	11kt	ENE	21kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SE	13kt	E	19kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SE	14kt	E	18kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	ESE	14kt	E	17kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	ESE	14kt	E	16kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	E	14kt	E	15kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	E	14kt	E	15kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	E	13kt	E	14kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	ENE	13kt	E	14kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	ESE	13kt	E	15kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SE	12kt	E	16kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ENE	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	11kt	ENE	19kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	20kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	6s	S	11kt	ENE	21kt	20°C	22°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

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🌊 0.3-1.0ft 💨 8-12kt 🌡️ 18-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	10kt	ENE	21kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	9kt	ENE	21kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	4s	SE	8kt	ENE	21kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SE	9kt	ENE	21kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSE	9kt	ENE	20kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	ENE	19kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	ESE	9kt	ENE	20kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	E	9kt	E	20kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	4s	NE	8kt	E	20kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	E	10kt	E	18kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	ESE	11kt	E	16kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	12kt	E	13kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	12kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	9kt	E	10kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SE	8kt	E	8kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SE	10kt	E	10kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SE	11kt	E	13kt	27°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	12kt	E	15kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	12kt	E	16kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	17kt	25°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	19kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	20kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	12kt	E	22kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	S	12kt	E	24kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

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🌊 0.3-1.5ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 18-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SW	11kt	E	24kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	W	10kt	E	23kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NW	8kt	E	22kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	W	8kt	E	22kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	SSW	7kt	E	22kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	22kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	7kt	E	22kt	18°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	4s	SSE	8kt	E	22kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	S	8kt	E	22kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	10kt	ESE	20kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	S	11kt	ESE	18kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	13kt	ESE	15kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	13kt	ESE	15kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	13kt	ESE	15kt	29°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	SSE	13kt	ESE	15kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ESE	14kt	30°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ESE	14kt	31°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	11kt	E	13kt	31°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	8kt	SSE	9kt	28°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SSW	6kt	26°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	2kt	WSW	2kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	6kt	SSW	10kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	9kt	SSE	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	12kt	ESE	25kt	22°C	22°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.4ft @ 3s

Wind Conditions:1-10kt NE

Water Temperature:21-22°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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