S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°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
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1
SSE
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.7
NNE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
363
300
294
234
190
186
179
217
176
168
133
130
106
99
116
230
91
51
36
301
69
58
76
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
25
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
15
ESE
20
NNE
50
N
55
N
55
N
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM0.20m
10:13AM0.16m
11:30PM0.21m
10:42AM0.15m
00:00AM0.21m
11:19AM0.15m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.06m
6:00AM0.09m
5:52PM0.06m
6:48AM0.09m
6:24PM0.07m
7:31AM0.09m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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
1
7
10
18
31
9
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
18
17
16
15
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
15
10
6
5
7
8
8
10
13
16
15
15
12
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
400
363
300
294
234
190
186
179
217
176
168
133
130
106
99
116
117
91
51
24
60
58
58
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
10
10
6
6
6
3
2
2
18
13
10
5
2
2
78
73
68
65
36
36
20
69
54
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
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
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.6
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
5
35
22
20
12
14
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
N
6
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
52
86
61
44
2
24
38
66
31
230
333
427
311
301
179
131
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
137
147
19
47
172
374
303
152
397
305
684
327
19
151
47
394
511
465
151
151
151
151
151
613
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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