The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is 4.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)558888844555566675677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3027151515201525264042726643331514194614141488
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.92
8:44AM
0.68
9:12PM
0.95
9:32AM
0.65
10:02PM
0.95
10:23AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
-0.12
2:42PM
-0.14
3:44AM
-0.11
3:28PM
-0.13
4:37AM
-0.08
4:19PM
-0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------7:42-------7:43-------7:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C242422222425242222222122242013101112121216192018
Feels °C (?)24242222232321202121202022147679101013151616
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