The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.64° N 77.10° W

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Point sea temperature is

28.5° C

The Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Point today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (08 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	71	57	43	43	69	61	77	86	74	60	45	71	111	178	167	185	175	144	121	144	249	279	288	204
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:38PM0.73m				2:43AM0.57m				3:39PM0.79m				3:45AM0.55m				4:40PM0.85m
Low Tide			8:01AM-0.00m				9:01PM0.12m				8:54AM-0.02m				10:11PM0.09m				9:51AM-0.05m					11:17PM0.06m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03
	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	8:22
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	29	27	30	32	30	29	29	28	28	28	32	34	32	30	29	29	29	28	31	32	30	30	29	28
Feels °C	31	31	33	33	31	30	32	31	31	30	32	32	30	29	29	30	29	28	31	30	28	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	71	57	43	30	31	31	31	31	29	29	28	27	18	18	18	19	18	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 6	E 12	E 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 5	NE 5	E 11	E 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9
kJ	29	29	29	—	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 6	—	E 12	—	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	3	—	—	1	—	3	—	3	3	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	43	69	61	77	86	74	60	45	71	111	178	167	185	175	144	121	144	249	279	288	204
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	A Street Florida - North	Fenwick Delaware	North End Virginia	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Chodes New Jersey	S-Turns Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	147	147	664	464	272	41	41	0	199	259	259	259	206	99	41	206	469	435	549	183	99
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Topsail Island	Shit Pipe	The Point	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras				Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Shit Pipe	Chicahauk				Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Chicahauk				S-Turns	S-Turns
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1				1	1	2	1				2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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