S-Turns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.61° N 75.46° W

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's S-Turns sea temperature is

25.6° C

S-Turns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at S-Turns today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	51	39	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	43	53	44	44	37	38	37	196	421	154	111	94	77	111	110
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	W	NW	NNW	NNE	ESE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				9:47AM0.19m				10:24PM0.24m				10:32AM0.19m					11:07PM0.24m				11:08AM0.19m
Low Tide			5:02AM0.12m			4:50PM0.10m					5:51AM0.12m				5:35PM0.10m				6:36AM0.12m				6:15PM0.09m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	5	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	25	26	25	25	26	26	27	26	28	27	26	24	25	25	25	25	27
Feels °C	24	25	25	24	25	26	27	25	26	26	26	27	26	25	24	24	25	26	24	26	25	25	25	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	N 4	E 9
kJ	24	39	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	43	53	44	44	37	38	37	39	306	154	111	94	77	1	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	NNW 3	NNW 4	E 9	N 4
kJ	51	20	20	20	20	21	16	12	12	11	11	11	9	9	6	6	4	2	6	6	2	1	6	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	E 11	E 11	—	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 9	—	NE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	—	7	7	—	2	2	6	6	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	SSW 7	WNW 3	NW 3	—	SW 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	20	56	112	196	421	4	2	—	44	111	110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Chicahauk Carolina North	Holiday Beach Eleuthera	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Bradley Beach New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	282	43	0	0	61	684	1133	61	1138	845	529	256	0	0	1133	1133	292	292	256	61	0	0	47	147
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Fort Fisher	Hatteras Light House	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk			Chicahauk					K.O.A	K.O.A				Ocean Isle Beach/pier		Topsail Island	Hatteras Light House	Topsail Island	The Point	Topsail Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1					1	1				1		2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Zero CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Porto Beach CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Salt Creek Point CAL - Orange County	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Outside Ponquogue Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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