The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
33
22
14
14
14
14
26
16
15
15
25
50
80
56
28
17
14
13
16
18
18
19
21
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:58PM0.48m
1:19AM0.66m
1:56PM0.50m
2:13AM0.64m
2:55PM0.55m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.15m
6:45PM0.16m
8:02AM0.14m
7:47PM0.17m
8:50AM0.12m
8:53PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
16
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
23
23
22
20
20
23
23
23
22
21
21
9
10
13
17
15
16
17
17
18
20
20
20
20
23
24
22
20
21
24
22
22
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
44
33
22
14
8
8
14
26
16
15
14
17
17
17
9
8
17
14
13
9
4
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
9
9
8
6
14
8
8
5
5
5
3
3
5
5
8
7
7
4
16
4
18
19
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
14
14
14
3
3
3
5
5
1
2
2
5
4
8
8
8
2
18
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
6
12
1
1
11
8
15
25
50
80
56
28
4
6
10
15
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
34
678
637
637
661
544
878
1001
878
661
282
0
195
37
157
183
183
199
878
650
543
435
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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