The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 EDT
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The Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 5.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Point at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)678888886884555577774445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21244425814277412011109933655938201414192712263451
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
45
WSW
40
N
30
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.41
3:57AM
0.61
4:19PM
0.44
4:54AM
0.63
5:14PM
0.48
5:43AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.17
9:06PM
0.12
10:41AM
0.15
10:12PM
0.10
11:30AM
0.11
11:11PM
0.06
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------7:22-------7:20-------7:18
Sunset--7:13-------7:14-------7:14-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112---------------------
Temp. °C20215445459131515151413121417161516171718
Feels °C (?)1715-5-3-1101481091010991114111012141315
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