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The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 4.0°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 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
51 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:04PM0.98m | 8:23AM0.64m | 8:55PM1.00m | 9:16AM0.63m | 9:48PM0.98m | 10:11AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM-0.10m | 2:18PM-0.15m | 3:32AM-0.10m | 3:10PM-0.14m | 4:26AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
51 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | S 14 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 16 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
5 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1058 | 878 | 1167 | 699 | 268 | 99 | 195 | 259 | 435 | 543 | 259 | 259 | 259 | 397 | 157 | 1474 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 476 | 195 | 47 | 157 | 2158 |
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