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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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 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 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 9 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | |
99 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 80 | 102 | 116 | 119 | 68 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.15m | 00:00AM0.21m | 11:19AM0.15m | 00:28AM0.21m | 12:02PM0.15m | 00:58AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.07m | 7:31AM0.09m | 6:53PM0.07m | 8:10AM0.09m | 6:04PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 62 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 80 | 102 | 116 | 119 | 68 | 50 | 33 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 56 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 53 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 45 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 151 | 374 | 394 | 231 | 151 | 151 | 137 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 613 | 256 | 154 | 327 | 43 | 327 | 746 | 540 | 335 | 347 | 895 | 713 | 713 |
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