S-Turns surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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
15.9° C
(Which is 4.0°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 5PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
695
673
657
577
477
453
453
495
745
730
643
619
500
433
425
365
373
373
325
307
258
253
235
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
5
E
20
NW
30
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM0.18m
8:40AM0.18m
9:29PM0.19m
9:18AM0.17m
10:14PM0.20m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.06m
3:17AM0.07m
3:55PM0.06m
4:14AM0.07m
4:37PM0.06m
5:09AM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
2
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
16
16
17
18
16
16
3
3
3
3
6
7
8
7
6
7
9
8
10
11
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
19
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
477
453
453
495
745
730
643
619
500
433
425
365
373
373
325
307
258
253
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
30
28
67
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
15
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
686
695
673
657
577
4
4
24
42
81
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
154
354
722
372
372
154
151
151
151
147
47
231
154
29
0
12
37
684
684
231
138
7
137
151
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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