The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Point today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
0.5
SE
7
1.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
111
27
25
23
24
23
25
39
58
67
72
80
68
59
48
41
58
21
107
12
150
159
162
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM0.52m
8:41PM0.80m
8:57AM0.51m
9:19PM0.79m
9:35AM0.51m
9:57PM0.77m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.04m
3:21AM0.06m
2:41PM0.05m
3:59AM0.07m
3:19PM0.06m
4:37AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:16
1
2
2
7
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
23
24
21
20
18
17
17
20
22
21
18
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
23
25
22
18
15
14
13
15
16
14
13
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
10
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
5
12
12
23
8
23
23
22
22
22
19
80
68
59
48
38
29
21
11
12
150
159
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
8
5
12
24
4
2
3
3
3
20
8
8
8
8
7
3
3
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
11
20
7
3
8
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
Energy kJ
91
111
27
25
23
15
16
25
39
58
67
72
4
7
14
41
58
100
107
220
19
28
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
268
238
678
655
469
402
225
259
197
189
179
0
122
238
41
628
628
628
644
168
34
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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