S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.6°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 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (14 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
128
68
113
106
84
158
162
162
126
119
119
88
90
100
84
100
82
82
84
86
82
80
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
40
N
35
N
20
N
20
N
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM0.19m
9:55PM0.21m
9:03AM0.19m
10:31PM0.21m
9:54AM0.19m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.12m
3:55PM0.06m
4:40AM0.11m
4:35PM0.06m
5:30AM0.11m
5:15PM0.06m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
3
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
17
16
8
8
12
11
10
7
7
9
12
11
13
13
14
16
18
17
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
136
128
68
113
106
84
158
162
162
126
119
119
88
90
100
84
100
82
82
84
86
82
80
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
19
19
48
9
10
33
4
3
3
3
3
3
18
20
13
39
40
39
39
64
66
68
46
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
3
3
10
2
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
1
22
34
8
4
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
13
53
62
33
24
37
46
48
36
42
2
5
19
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
0
0
0
7
47
137
151
47
47
137
137
231
32
29
151
92
92
52
0
32
138
713
713
833
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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