S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
2.2° C
(Which is 14.1°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
NE
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212121212111177788777776667456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240236186186140130220286269251362193108644533221919202254129156
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SSW
25
SW
15
W
10
N
15
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
5
N
5
SSE
0
W
0
SSW
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
onononononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.11
11:39AM
0.11
12:31AM
0.11
12:15PM
0.11
1:16AM
0.11
12:58PM
0.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
-0.02
6:27AM
-0.00
6:12PM
-0.02
6:40AM
0.00
6:38PM
-0.02
7:16AM
0.00
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset5:46-------5:47-------5:49-------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1-------------8134
Temp. °C151716151113161619212018141211111111101112111212
Feels °C (?)13141214911121116201714988996556457
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