The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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
10.9° C
(Which is 9.2°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 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)455566666665886867588888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34515741558713910082473117111115162623153639373521
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.73
6:43PM
0.49
7:09AM
0.74
7:22PM
0.52
7:46AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
-0.02
1:05PM
0.02
12:35AM
-0.04
1:40PM
-0.01
1:15AM
-0.05
2:15PM
-0.03
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------16883--------
Temp. °C91098101415141212117766422113688
Feels °C (?)3554579991083212-2-3-3-4-3-2133
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