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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
22 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 90 | 20 | 52 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 73 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:51PM0.61m | 4:04AM0.64m | 4:44PM0.70m | 4:57AM0.64m | 5:34PM0.79m | 5:49AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.08m | 9:59PM0.12m | 10:22AM0.04m | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:08AM-0.02m | 11:58PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
26 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 38 | 73 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 5 | ENE 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 90 | 107 | 52 | 61 | 81 | 85 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 39 | — | — | 30 | 32 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 549 | 673 | 444 | 435 | 397 | 397 | 41 | 238 | 238 | 544 | 238 | 238 | 1058 | 700 | 238 | 206 | 238 | 707 | 885 | 885 | 487 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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