The Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.64° N 77.10° W

The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point sea temperature is
29.4°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at The Point today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
41
19
21
22
28
36
36
26
22
22
21
21
23
31
38
43
36
38
30
28
28
17
13
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:40AM0.50m
5:23PM0.73m
5:33AM0.53m
6:09PM0.76m
6:19AM0.57m
6:50PM0.78m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.23m
10:34AM0.16m
11:59PM0.20m
11:27AM0.13m
00:41AM0.17m
12:15PM0.10m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
28
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
30
30
29
29
30
28
25
23
27
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
28
30
31
31
29
29
29
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
30
27
25
30
31
31
29
31
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