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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
211 | 217 | 77 | 91 | 110 | 116 | 80 | 78 | 99 | 88 | 122 | 106 | 119 | 116 | 131 | 177 | 159 | 126 | 117 | 107 | 96 | 141 | 182 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.16m | 2:59AM0.22m | 4:40PM0.16m | 4:11AM0.21m | 5:43PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.06m | 9:34PM0.09m | 10:48AM0.07m | 10:32PM0.09m | 11:49AM0.07m | 11:33PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 20 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 99 | 88 | 122 | 106 | 119 | 101 | 131 | 177 | 159 | 116 | 113 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 80 | 78 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 96 | 86 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | N 5 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 211 | 217 | 77 | 91 | 110 | 116 | 55 | 88 | — | 36 | 9 | — | — | 116 | — | 106 | 106 | 126 | 117 | 42 | 80 | 141 | 182 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 574 | 577 | 586 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2080 | 2080 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 421 | 421 | 92 | 60 | 92 | 52 | 32 |
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