S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
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 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.7
S
7
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.2
S
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
63
44
39
36
39
40
40
39
38
41
47
64
109
77
91
35
92
47
24
24
23
23
35
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
21
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
17
18
20
20
22
22
19
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
SE
6
1.2
S
6
0.7
SE
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
73
56
44
23
23
17
16
40
39
38
41
41
41
41
77
91
35
92
47
23
22
16
17
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
18
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
27
25
24
36
36
39
40
8
13
2
3
1
1
6
42
42
27
25
18
18
15
13
13
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
15
15
15
14
6
7
2
2
6
1
6
6
6
16
25
24
24
23
23
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
90
63
42
39
6
24
27
47
64
109
33
125
77
26
42
40
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
56
151
47
231
516
487
487
382
511
713
833
713
835
511
137
137
61
0
0
0
43
713
613
343
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
9
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