S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
12.1° C
(Which is 5.1°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 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.8
NNE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)788877787776669988899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40522213889532717724477432918777777881616
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
NNW
35
NW
55
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.08
5:47AM
0.10
5:46PM
0.07
6:35AM
0.11
6:57PM
0.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.01
11:49PM
-0.00
12:27PM
0.01
12:47AM
-0.00
1:32PM
0.00
1:44AM
-0.00
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:08-----
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-4----------------------
Temp. °C161110853222357877789111313121212
Feels °C (?)1161-5-6-8-7-5-4001211233565466
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