S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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 4.2°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 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
18
0.3
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
15
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
59
59
87
85
60
57
82
66
51
47
82
48
141
124
82
64
45
30
55
51
82
73
107
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
10
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
W
20
N
25
N
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM0.15m
4:18AM0.19m
6:04PM0.15m
5:41AM0.19m
7:02PM0.16m
6:54AM0.19m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.05m
10:42PM0.09m
11:58AM0.06m
11:59PM0.08m
1:07PM0.06m
1:10AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:42
7:43
7:43
2
2
12
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
22
23
21
20
20
20
20
18
19
21
21
21
21
20
14
14
19
19
19
17
15
15
14
15
18
20
18
20
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
S
7
0.3
ENE
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
30
59
59
87
85
60
57
82
66
51
20
11
48
11
124
82
64
12
16
23
31
36
72
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
E
18
0.2
ENE
18
0.3
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
16
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
41
29
3
3
8
39
35
22
3
2
11
3
5
5
7
6
30
55
51
82
48
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
15
0.5
E
14
Energy kJ
38
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
73
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.7
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
21
30
32
75
131
7
4
4
47
82
109
141
183
127
101
45
44
66
62
77
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
61
382
61
38
61
0
0
0
1295
0
810
810
224
0
837
1049
1049
778
43
0
151
147
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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