S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 6.7°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 10PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
6
1.2
S
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
S
7
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
127
148
90
71
54
38
36
39
40
40
39
38
41
56
91
131
57
43
25
25
35
24
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:49PM0.16m
3:08AM0.19m
4:12PM0.16m
4:06AM0.18m
5:41PM0.16m
5:06AM0.18m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.10m
10:39AM0.09m
10:37PM0.10m
11:30AM0.09m
11:40PM0.10m
12:33PM0.09m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
17
7
6
9
9
10
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
20
20
21
21
20
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
161
127
113
76
56
44
24
25
17
16
40
39
38
41
41
41
41
57
22
12
18
35
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
8
16
28
27
25
36
36
36
39
40
8
6
4
3
1
6
6
42
43
25
25
17
24
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
15
15
15
7
6
6
2
1
6
6
6
6
10
25
10
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
S
5
1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
279
75
148
90
71
54
38
6
9
25
22
56
91
131
49
97
68
50
25
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
224
138
137
147
147
147
529
487
487
374
337
707
833
713
2540
148
92
61
32
0
292
511
713
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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