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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
15.5° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
128 | 119 | 72 | 77 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 49 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 52 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:19AM0.15m | 00:28AM0.21m | 12:02PM0.15m | 00:58AM0.20m | 12:51PM0.15m | 1:34AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.07m | 8:10AM0.09m | 6:04PM0.08m | 8:48AM0.09m | 6:57PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 128 | 119 | 73 | 66 | 37 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 30 | 72 | 77 | 56 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 41 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 60 | 62 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 52 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 431 | 256 | 292 | 664 | 684 | 746 | 1133 | 845 | 895 | 895 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 1562 | 1562 | 863 | 863 | 1814 | 849 | 808 |
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