S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.9°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 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NE
0.6
NNE
0.4
SE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)688888888877766766667845
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3634333333374032282827211260281411985722714152364
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
60
N
50
N
35
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NE
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
40
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.19
11:06AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.20
11:53AM
0.17
12:43AM
0.20
12:46PM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.08
6:17PM
0.05
7:10AM
0.07
6:26PM
0.05
7:54AM
0.06
7:03PM
0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------22-1--------
Temp. °C232323232323232323222121221110101112121214161212
Feels °C (?)23232323222121212120181719-1-12589991234
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