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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 5.4°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 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | |
293 | 232 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 71 | 145 | 136 | 97 | 173 | 174 | 146 | 125 | 119 | 99 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.15m | 00:00AM0.21m | 11:19AM0.15m | 00:28AM0.21m | 12:02PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.06m | 6:48AM0.09m | 6:24PM0.07m | 7:31AM0.09m | 6:53PM0.07m | 8:10AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 293 | 232 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 71 | 51 | 97 | 97 | 173 | 170 | 146 | 125 | 119 | 99 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | N 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 47 | — | — | 18 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 19 | 63 | 145 | 136 | 96 | 82 | 174 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 305 | 151 | 46 | 0 | 147 | 292 | 394 | 394 | 154 | 154 | 32 | 137 | 183 | 47 | 56 | 43 | 256 | 43 | 540 | 684 | 833 | 540 | 540 |
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