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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
16.4° C
(Which is 4.6°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 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
NNE 6 | S 7 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
63 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 78 | 102 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.16m | 4:06AM0.18m | 5:41PM0.16m | 5:06AM0.18m | 6:45PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.09m | 10:37PM0.10m | 11:30AM0.09m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:33PM0.09m | 00:42AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 56 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | — | E 5 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 63 | 47 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | 67 | 78 | 102 | 88 | 77 | 47 | 53 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 147 | 154 | 529 | 487 | 487 | 511 | 399 | 713 | 833 | 713 | 511 | 180 | 137 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 713 | 500 | 397 | 292 |
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