S-Turns Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Carolina, USA)

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S-Turns Surf Guide

S-Turns in North Carolina is an exposed sandbar break. Offshore winds are from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of urchins, rips, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and sharks.

S-Turns Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3		14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing S-Turns:

The best conditions reported for surf at S-Turns occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf S-Turns (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing S-Turns with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in August while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 33% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

33%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore S-Turns Location Map

Interactive S-Turns surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to S-Turns is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 97 km (60 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to S-Turns is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 144 km (89 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

S-Turns Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 02:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does S-Turns look like?

Latest photos from S-Turns. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Kennedy

Tides at S-Turns

Current tide and informaton

For Rodanthe, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, 2 km from S-Turns.

Next High Water: 01:46pm | 0.15m

Next Low Water: 09:24am | 0.09m

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S-Turns Sea Temperature

Cloudy and warm but the water temperature at S-Turns will be noticeably colder than the air today. Most surfers will need a spring wetsuit. Feeling warmer out of the water than in the sea today.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite