S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 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
15.3° C
(Which is 5.2°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 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
69
90
90
66
80
102
116
119
68
55
56
57
39
38
40
40
47
28
15
18
19
18
17
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM0.15m
00:00AM0.21m
11:19AM0.15m
00:28AM0.21m
12:02PM0.15m
00:58AM0.20m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.07m
7:31AM0.09m
6:53PM0.07m
8:10AM0.09m
6:04PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
14
12
12
13
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
7
6
4
4
6
8
7
5
5
8
6
7
8
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
59
62
64
56
49
80
102
116
119
68
50
33
25
39
38
40
40
47
28
15
18
19
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
99
69
68
68
66
36
24
31
19
26
55
56
57
15
9
14
13
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
5
32
33
15
22
26
24
15
15
14
5
3
7
9
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
22
56
90
90
66
53
7
16
28
33
1
1
1
1
2
21
45
61
66
67
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
151
374
394
231
151
151
137
151
151
151
613
256
154
327
43
327
746
540
335
347
895
713
713
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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