S-Turns Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
8KTSENE
8kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
73°F
1mm wetsuit
Hatteras Island Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Chest+ high windswell with a window of lighter winds later this PM. Not great but OK.
Midday: We still have chest+ high range surf at lunch. Gentle NE/ENE winds offering jumbled/textured conditions. A little more organized than earlier, but still not great.
Afternoon Outlook: Our winds look to relax some later in the afternoon, which should allow the shape to improve a bit more. An inside sandbar around the ~3pm high tide should be pretty fun for what it is, with other OK options through sunset. Make the most of it...smaller surf is ahead.
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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