The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.64° N 77.10° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point sea temperature is

21.5°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	89	61	39	37	35	33	50	77	148	0	418	401	330	306	293	329	343	399	466	541	655	720	788	748
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			5:51AM0.76m				6:09PM0.74m				6:33AM0.84m				6:51PM0.75m				7:15AM0.91m				7:34PM0.75m
Low Tide	11:40PM0.12m				12:06PM0.10m				00:17AM0.07m				12:53PM0.05m				00:55AM0.02m				1:40PM0.02m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	15	19	20	18	15	15	17	17	18	19	18	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	16	15
Feels °C	12	10	10	11	15	15	14	11	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14
kJ	89	61	39	37	35	33	33	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	2	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1	3	8	12	14	21	50	77	148	268	418	401	330	306	293	329	343	399	466	541	655	720	788	748
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Point Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Long Beach Long Island NY	Coastguards Long Island NY	Spring Lake New Jersey	Brick Beach New Jersey	Seaside Park New Jersey	12th Street Jetty New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	Lbi 5th Street Beach Haven New Jersey	Stone Harbor 110th Street New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	Naval Jetties Delaware	Naval Jetties Delaware	Queen Street New Jersey	Fenwick Delaware
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	34	46	46	727	744	670	655	644	556	514	514	514	603	532	514	514	514	514	494	494	515	464
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Topsail Island	The Point	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	Shackleford Banks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	5

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