S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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 5.7°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 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1
E
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
415
400
363
300
294
234
190
186
319
175
171
136
133
130
157
322
151
136
109
233
440
428
381
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
E
5
ENE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
30
ENE
20
N
40
N
60
N
50
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM0.16m
10:54PM0.20m
10:13AM0.16m
11:30PM0.21m
10:42AM0.15m
00:00AM0.21m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.06m
6:00AM0.09m
5:52PM0.06m
6:48AM0.09m
6:24PM0.07m
7:31AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
7:49
8
26
24
14
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
17
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
13
15
14
8
6
6
7
8
8
9
12
14
16
11
14
7
2
2
5
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
288
415
400
363
300
294
234
190
186
319
175
171
136
133
130
40
39
151
131
109
191
440
428
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
S
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.7
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
3
2
21
22
16
2
5
2
36
82
73
70
25
57
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
8
0.2
N
5
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
6
2
68
2
34
29
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
N
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
SE
4
1
E
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
1.5
NNE
6
2.2
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
1
37
57
64
33
13
10
157
322
91
136
384
233
381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
154
137
147
147
32
151
172
374
170
152
147
833
263
138
92
43
7
374
810
378
151
151
151
151
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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