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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 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
15.3° C
(Which is 4.2°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 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 6 | |
59 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 44 | 144 | 105 | 93 | 62 | 40 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 82 | 74 | 107 | 565 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:49PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.19m | 6:04PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.19m | 7:02PM0.16m | 6:54AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.09m | 11:58AM0.06m | 11:59PM0.08m | 1:07PM0.06m | 1:10AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 59 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 57 | 39 | 64 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 93 | 62 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 58 | 45 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 55 | 51 | 82 | 74 | 31 | 1 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | NW 4 | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 14 | E 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 107 | 7 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | NW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 3 | NE 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 35 | 69 | 120 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 73 | 86 | 144 | 105 | 150 | — | 40 | 48 | 104 | 81 | 81 | 87 | 2 | 565 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 397 | 61 | 38 | 61 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 1005 | 837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 1049 | 778 | 92 | 32 | 0 | 37 | 147 | 305 | 1046 |
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