S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EDT
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S-Turns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's S-Turns sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at S-Turns today?

The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8888888788108999899999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12410195857772504841412932373939353837504936473433
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
0
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03PM
0.27
8:11AM
0.25
9:09PM
0.27
9:04AM
0.25
10:04PM
0.27
9:53AM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.19
3:14PM
0.14
4:16AM
0.19
4:10PM
0.13
5:10AM
0.18
4:59PM
0.13
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:47----
Sunset------7:05-------7:02-------7:01-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201818192022222323222323222323232323232223232424
Feels °C (?)191716181923232525222424242424232324242122222323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at S-Turns (moderate winds from the W at BUOY-ORIN7 23 km from S-Turns). 1.0m 8s swell from the ENE with a 0.3m 4s local chop from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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21 km/h
W
0.0
22.3
Air / Water (°C)
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