S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
15.3° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
103
85
102
80
65
66
90
70
75
56
39
38
37
24
24
15
18
18
19
18
17
31
20
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:00AM0.21m
11:19AM0.15m
00:28AM0.21m
12:02PM0.15m
00:58AM0.20m
12:51PM0.15m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.07m
7:31AM0.09m
6:53PM0.07m
8:10AM0.09m
6:04PM0.08m
8:48AM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
4
4
5
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
8
11
12
12
12
12
10
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
74
56
49
102
80
65
66
90
54
45
34
16
38
37
24
24
15
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
68
68
68
35
31
22
23
33
70
75
56
39
10
14
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
24
25
19
16
28
28
27
19
15
10
7
7
7
3
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
N
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
70
103
85
55
11
19
20
54
1
1
1
2
3
21
45
64
78
70
43
31
20
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)
394
154
151
151
151
151
151
43
459
256
327
37
684
832
895
347
337
546
713
713
713
808
1755
948
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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