S-Turns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.61° N 75.46° W

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's S-Turns sea temperature is

17.4°C

S-Turns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at S-Turns today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	176	176	155	131	135	116	116	95	143	211	278	244	227	189	158	101	90	115	102	89	85	87	163
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:39PM0.26m					2:15AM0.25m				2:30PM0.25m				3:12AM0.24m				3:34PM0.24m
Low Tide			8:32AM0.14m			7:59PM0.12m					9:19AM0.14m				8:48PM0.12m				10:16AM0.14m				9:49PM0.14m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	20	21	21	20	17	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	17	18	18	19	20	18	15	10	8	6	7	8	8	7	9	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 17
kJ	176	176	155	131	135	116	116	95	85	87	96	99	78	78	78	70	90	87	85	87	85	87	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	E 18	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	—	5	6	8	6	6	—	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 17	E 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	76	143	211	278	244	227	189	158	101	88	115	102	89	73	66	163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pampas Road Bermuda	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Fishermans Island Virginia	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Ocean City Maryland	Fenwick Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	La Bahia Amber Coast	Shell Island Florida - Gulf	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	32	47	147	147	147	421	1055	421	170	421	313	321	292	147	147	1828	1135	1849	1306	1818
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Shit Pipe	Shit Pipe	Topsail Island	The Point	Topsail Island	Shit Pipe	Topsail Island	Ocean Isle Beach/pier									Bogue Pier	Topsail Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1									1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Outside Shoals Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Point Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Shit Pipe Carolina North	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Longnook Beach Massachusetts	Cabrillo Point CAL - LA County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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