Plage de la baie des tortues
Îles Loyauté · New Caledonia
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Plage de la baie des tortues is a SE-facing sand beach on the New Caledonia shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches NE–S swell, and offshore W–NW winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Plage de la baie des tortues
Updated 11:20 spot time
Plage de la baie des tortues surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.9 m ESE swell at 6.3 s. Wind up to 18 km/h ENE. Water 23°C. Best surf window around 01:00 — good (3.5/5) with 18 km/h ENE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24.7°C (76.5°F) on average
Jan
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.2–29°C
Feb
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.6–29.6°C
Mar
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.5–29.1°C
Apr
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25–28.5°C
May
25.9°C
78.6°F · 24.5–27.7°C
Jun
24.9°C
76.8°F · 23.7–26.6°C
Jul
24°C
75.2°F · 22.4–25.4°C
Aug
23.7°C
74.7°F · 21.9–25.5°C
Sep
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.6–25.4°C
Oct
24.7°C
76.5°F · 22.8–26.6°C
Nov
25.6°C
78.1°F · 23.5–27.2°C
Dec
26.7°C
80.1°F · 24.9–28.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–S
Best wind
W–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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