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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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
14.5° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | NNE 7 | |
57 | 55 | 35 | 62 | 51 | 91 | 154 | 186 | 121 | 60 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 101 | 94 | 126 | 123 | 149 | 398 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:18AM0.19m | 6:04PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.19m | 7:02PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.19m | 7:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.06m | 11:59PM0.08m | 1:07PM0.06m | 1:10AM0.08m | 2:11PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 |
 kJ | 57 | 55 | 35 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 121 | 60 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 51 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 48 | 86 | 71 | 43 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 101 | 94 | 35 | 123 | 121 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 126 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | N 5 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 103 | 94 | 1 | 51 | 91 | 154 | 186 | 177 | 109 | — | — | 27 | 46 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 131 | 3 | 149 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 61 | 810 | 636 | 664 | 0 | 1005 | 0 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 1049 | 778 | 778 | 38 | 0 | 32 | 147 | 151 | 305 | 501 | 842 |
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