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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is 4.2°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | SSW 6 | |
19 | 26 | 59 | 41 | 57 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 72 | 83 | 110 | 80 | 71 | 30 | 28 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.15m | 4:18AM0.19m | 6:04PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.19m | 7:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.05m | 10:42PM0.09m | 11:58AM0.06m | 11:59PM0.08m | 1:07PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 19 | 26 | 59 | 41 | 34 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 99 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 35 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 40 | 41 | 57 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 59 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 147 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 64 | 103 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 83 | 53 | 72 | 83 | 110 | 80 | 71 | 87 | 90 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 374 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1132 | 0 | 809 | 849 | 224 | 872 | 1049 | 778 | 183 | 0 |
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