S-Turns Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT+
Thigh to stomach
Swell
Wind
26KTSSSW
33kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
82°F
Rashguard
Hatteras Island Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Stronger southerly windswell with strong SSW winds. Fun sized surf but mostly sideshore conditions.
Afternoon Outlook: Shot of southerly windswell continues to offer more substantial surf early afternoon. Largest and choppy for the Frisco zone. Smaller and sideshore surf wrapping into the Avon-Buxton zone around chest high or so. Spots further north remain pretty small, around knee-thigh-waist high. Might be worth the effort for a few drifty rights in the southern part of the island, but it is not great looking.
S-Turns Surf Forecast
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S-Turns Surf Guide
Named for what was the final, winding stretch of Highway 12 as you trekked south from Pea Island into Rodanthe, S-Turns was the epicenter of Outer Banks surfing for years. Historically, S-Turns was consistent -- south windswells, tropical swells, nor'easters and everything else -- you could depend on it being good. That changed right around the time Serendipity (aka the Nights of Rodanthe house) was moved in January 2010. Whether the house helped anchor sand or subsequent washouts of the road ch... Read more
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