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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Point today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 7 | |
95 | 112 | 53 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 103 | 171 | 170 | 4 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:47PM0.78m | 6:59AM0.53m | 7:25PM0.80m | 7:39AM0.52m | 8:03PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.03m | 1:20AM0.07m | 12:49PM0.03m | 2:02AM0.06m | 1:26PM0.03m | 2:42AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 71 | 55 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 4 | — | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | E 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 95 | 112 | — | 2 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 9 | — | 27 | 103 | 171 | 170 | 130 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 34 | 46 | 318 | 34 | 900 | 564 | 454 | 454 | 402 | 241 | 241 | 454 | 631 | 564 | 555 | 553 | 514 | 41 | 238 |
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