S-Turns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.61° N 75.46° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's S-Turns sea temperature is

26.1° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	80	80	82	65	65	55	62	52	51	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	44	38	46	42	40
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:52AM0.19m				9:40PM0.23m				9:47AM0.19m				10:24PM0.24m				10:32AM0.19m
Low Tide		4:08AM0.13m				3:59PM0.10m					5:02AM0.12m			4:50PM0.10m					5:51AM0.12m				5:35PM0.10m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	2	1	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	21	22	21	21	22	23	22	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	80	80	82	65	65	55	62	29	24	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	37	37	44	38	46	42	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—	NE 5	ESE 8	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
kJ	2	2	1	1	1	—	23	52	51	20	20	20	20	15	11	11	11	8	5	5	5	5	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 12	E 12	—	—	SW 4	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 6	E 10	—	SE 7
kJ	—	—	3	3	—	—	1	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	2	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 5
kJ	47	36	37	27	29	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	4	9	11	10	9	9	18	28	54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Croatan Virginia	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Matunuck-The point Rhode Island	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Assateague Maryland	Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) New Jersey	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Ballston Beach Massachusetts	Bradley Beach New Jersey	Brant Rock Massachusetts	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Harvey Cedars New Jersey	Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant Beach) New Jersey	Erie Lake Erie	St Augustine Beach Pier Florida - North	North Wildwood New Jersey
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	151	138	47	151	726	47	282	327	0	0	292	514	1133	1133	851	529	833	292	292	469	514	831	838	382
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	Bogue Pier		Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Fort Fisher		Chicahauk	Chicahauk
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Ahijedero Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4

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