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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is 4.6°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: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 54 | 86 | 104 | 123 | 135 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:12PM0.16m | 4:06AM0.18m | 5:41PM0.16m | 5:06AM0.18m | 6:45PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.10m | 11:30AM0.09m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:33PM0.09m | 00:42AM0.10m | 1:33PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | ESE 6 | S 5 |
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 54 | 86 | 104 | 123 | 135 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 17 | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 505 | 446 | 399 | 713 | 835 | 713 | 551 | 32 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 354 | 256 | 137 | 43 | 385 | 47 | 374 |
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