S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 EST
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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
3.6° C
(Which is 12.8°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 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (23 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.6
SSW
1.7
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
Period(s) (?)7781010111112121111111111121211111167888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10532410354367462563698106312871348604615866711583411273135223480572614548
Wind
(km/h)
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
0.12
1:50PM
0.09
2:57AM
0.12
2:55PM
0.09
3:57AM
0.12
4:28PM
0.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
-0.02
8:04AM
0.00
8:05PM
-0.02
9:00AM
-0.00
8:58PM
-0.00
10:06AM
-0.00
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:39-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset------5:51-------5:52-------5:52-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C221113455310024578101111121312
Feels °C (?)-12-13-13-12-11-9-7-4-4-8-9-10-8-401-1-100-1144
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