Siesta Key · Sarasota County · Florida
Turtle Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Siesta Key, Florida
Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.4 ft at 3 seconds from the northwest, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 78°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.1 ft at 4:28 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.4 ft · 3 s · NW
- Wind
- 4 mph (WNW)onshore
- Tide
- 2.2 ft fallinglow 2.1 ft at 4:28 pm
- Water
- 78°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 88°F
- Sun
- rise 6:46 amset 5:42 pm
Turtle Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Turtle Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Turtle Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 12 | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.8 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 1.2 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 2.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (E) | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 1.3 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 1.7 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (W) | 2.0 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
Turtle Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Turtle Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 0.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Turtle Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Turtle Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Turtle Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 3 s · NW | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 3 s · NW | 7 mph offshore (E) | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 3 s · S | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 2 s · WNW | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.6 ft · 5 s · NW | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.6 ft · 6 s · NNW | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · NW | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 18 | 8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 15 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 11 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 18 | 11 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 14 mph offshore (NE), gusts 25 | 16 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Turtle Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Turtle Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Turtle Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 5:26 am, high 2.5 ft at 12:44 pm, low 2.1 ft at 4:28 pm and high 3.3 ft at 10:23 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and falling.
Turtle Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 5:26 amHigh 2.5 ft at 12:44 pmLow 2.1 ft at 4:28 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:23 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 6:06 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:09 pmLow 2.0 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.8 ft at 6:39 amHigh 2.3 ft at 2:02 pmLow 2.2 ft at 4:50 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:23 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 7:23 amHigh 2.3 ft at 3:04 pmLow 2.2 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 8:17 amHigh 1.9 ft at 3:40 pmLow 1.9 ft at 5:47 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 2.9 ft at 12:31 amLow 0.7 ft at 8:58 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 2.6 ft at 1:13 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:43 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.5 ft at 2:09 amLow 1.1 ft at 10:38 amHigh 2.2 ft at 7:38 pmLow 2.1 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 3:09 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:32 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Turtle Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Turtle Beach is about 78°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 88°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 76 and 78°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Turtle Beach
- Stickney Point2.0 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Siesta Key3.7 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Lido Beach6.8 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Venice North Jetty8.0 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Venice Jetties South8.3 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Venice Beach9.2 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach is a beach break in Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, facing west. Also called Midnight Pass.
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