S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.9°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 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
356
356
394
348
307
301
295
288
415
385
363
290
284
234
230
186
179
175
139
136
133
103
101
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NE
10
SE
10
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:18AM0.17m
10:14PM0.20m
9:47AM0.16m
10:54PM0.20m
10:13AM0.16m
11:30PM0.21m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.06m
5:09AM0.08m
5:16PM0.06m
6:00AM0.09m
5:52PM0.06m
6:48AM0.09m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:47
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
20
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
16
14
12
14
16
20
19
19
18
15
12
12
12
14
14
6
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
9
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
373
356
356
394
348
307
301
295
288
415
385
363
290
284
234
230
186
179
175
139
136
133
103
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
2
4
5
5
5
10
17
17
11
13
12
7
6
2
2
49
41
29
24
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
4
1
5
23
39
44
51
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
147
282
684
3
0
0
0
47
151
32
147
29
29
172
147
147
151
147
256
382
301
138
137
312
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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