S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 5.2°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 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
ENE
18
0.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
1.6
NNE
5
2.2
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
62
96
102
79
33
30
26
30
30
71
88
102
97
101
93
133
444
770
985
1083
995
924
891
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
N
40
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04PM0.15m
5:41AM0.19m
7:02PM0.16m
6:54AM0.19m
7:54PM0.17m
7:53AM0.19m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.08m
1:07PM0.06m
1:10AM0.08m
2:11PM0.06m
2:15AM0.07m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:43
7:44
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
18
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
20
18
16
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
21
20
19
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
17
14
4
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.3
ENE
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
47
62
11
102
79
33
30
26
11
30
71
88
102
97
79
62
126
85
85
58
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
SW
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
18
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
16
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
20
11
3
11
11
18
5
5
30
28
51
82
39
29
28
27
14
5
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
1
2
74
70
101
93
13
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1
SSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
N
3
1.6
NNE
5
2.2
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
91
152
96
153
153
16
20
39
37
51
51
2
133
444
770
985
1083
995
924
891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1005
0
837
0
0
231
849
778
778
180
92
92
0
19
47
147
1005
955
588
575
575
154
372
312
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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