The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Point today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
0
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
3
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
0.1
E
14
1.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
31
22
21
21
10
15
10
10
12
83
136
4
123
6
41
61
29
15
22
23
38
36
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:25PM0.80m
7:39AM0.52m
8:03PM0.80m
8:18AM0.52m
8:41PM0.80m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.03m
2:02AM0.06m
1:26PM0.03m
2:42AM0.05m
2:03PM0.04m
3:21AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
2
3
Temp °C
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
23
20
18
17
17
17
20
22
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
23
24
23
24
24
26
26
19
14
14
14
14
14
18
20
17
18
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
30
30
31
22
21
21
9
15
10
10
6
10
1
2
6
9
4
29
15
13
9
38
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
18
11
7
6
1
3
1
1
10
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
8
9
22
23
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
14
2
12
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
E
3
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
10
8
10
13
10
12
83
136
130
123
78
41
61
15
1
4
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
915
1021
628
628
402
241
47
628
628
672
905
628
487
41
259
34
291
238
661
469
555
454
379
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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