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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 4.0°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: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
716 | 631 | 510 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 407 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 301 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 300 | 415 | 385 | 356 | 356 | 312 | 300 | 301 | 269 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:29PM0.19m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:14PM0.20m | 9:47AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.20m | 10:13AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.06m | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:37PM0.06m | 5:09AM0.08m | 5:16PM0.06m | 6:00AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 716 | 631 | 510 | 490 | 425 | 425 | 407 | 356 | 356 | 307 | 301 | 307 | 258 | 253 | 300 | 415 | 385 | 356 | 356 | 312 | 300 | 301 | 269 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 42 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 263 | 224 | 12 | 29 | 92 | 263 | 172 | 360 | 172 | 56 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 137 | 147 | 147 | 138 | 147 |
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