S-Turns Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (35.61° N 75.46° W)

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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT

Forecast 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 21.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (27 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (27 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).
	Wed 27					Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 8	S 7	SE 8	SE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	66	68	69	68	68	196	205	113	77	59	45	44	44	35	34	35	35	26	24	24	19	24	24	18
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	ESE	S	SW	SW	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					9:10PM0.21m				8:36AM0.17m				9:53PM0.22m				9:11AM0.16m				10:31PM0.22m
Low Tide			3:19PM0.07m				3:56AM0.10m				4:01PM0.07m				4:55AM0.10m				4:43PM0.07m					5:46AM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—
	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	8:09
mm	—	—	2	2	—	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	25	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	21	22	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	22	23	23	21
Feels °C	24	25	24	25	22	22	22	21	20	18	19	19	21	18	15	15	14	16	16	17	18	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	S 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 5
kJ	66	68	69	68	68	69	73	113	77	59	45	44	32	32	29	20	19	19	19	14	10	24	24	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 12	—	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	S 6	SE 8	NNE 5	NE 5	SE 8
kJ	9	9	4	4	1	3	—	61	57	45	44	44	44	35	34	35	35	24	12	12	18	10	7	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	E 11	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 5
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	2	24	24	9	8	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	W 4	NW 4	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	S 6	SSW 3	SW 4	WNW 4
kJ	68	77	126	144	154	196	205	21	12	6	6	6	4	6	11	20	25	26	—	—	19	10	18	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Croatan Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Boilers (Ranger Station) Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Long Beach Carolina North	Long Beach Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Berts Bar Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Hunting Island Carolina South	The Washout Carolina South	South End Carolina South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	38	38	138	256	256	19	224	47	147	224	305	305	47	147	147	512	586	586	421	421	586	522	424
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Chicahauk	Laundromats	Kitty Hawk Pier				Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Shit Pipe	Shit Pipe	Topsail Island	Ocean Isle Beach/pier	Holden Beach	Bogue Pier	Bogue Pier	Shackleford Banks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Outside Shoals Maryland	Outside Shoals Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Sandspit CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Ballston Beach Massachusetts	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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