The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.8
NE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
50
51
59
47
37
32
22
23
26
16
16
16
8
8
13
24
31
31
31
24
18
13
11
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03PM0.81m
9:20AM0.54m
9:40PM0.79m
9:58AM0.52m
10:18PM0.77m
10:36AM0.50m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.02m
3:38AM0.03m
3:06PM0.04m
4:18AM0.06m
3:43PM0.06m
4:58AM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
11
11
10
10
9
14
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
11
7
8
6
7
4
9
10
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
50
51
59
47
37
32
22
23
26
16
16
7
7
8
6
3
3
8
3
3
3
3
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
16
13
10
9
4
9
14
13
9
7
8
2
16
8
3
3
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
12
8
7
2
7
5
3
3
3
3
1
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
36
6
11
3
2
3
3
3
1
13
5
4
6
13
24
31
31
31
24
18
13
11
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)
539
12
0
0
0
12
37
122
609
397
469
157
849
1000
1018
487
478
694
878
878
628
628
1803
1042
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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