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S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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
15.0° C
(Which is 5.4°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 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | |
294 | 234 | 190 | 186 | 179 | 217 | 171 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 99 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 97 | 82 | 84 | 154 | 105 | 99 | 72 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13AM0.16m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.15m | 00:00AM0.21m | 11:19AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.09m | 5:52PM0.06m | 6:48AM0.09m | 6:24PM0.07m | 7:31AM0.09m | 6:53PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 294 | 234 | 190 | 186 | 179 | 217 | 171 | 168 | 133 | 130 | 106 | 65 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 86 | 82 | 84 | 154 | 105 | 99 | 72 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | S 6 | E 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 69 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 99 | — | 23 | — | — | 41 | — | 6 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 37 | 69 | 67 | 38 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 51 | 77 | 3 | 44 | 102 | 106 | 97 | 77 | 57 | 4 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 154 | 374 | 303 | 170 | 397 | 832 | 832 | 138 | 12 | 29 | 151 | 172 | 172 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 47 | 52 | 32 | 256 | 327 |
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