The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
20.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
33
54
88
103
100
76
64
54
40
35
37
67
75
62
62
52
52
43
33
34
35
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:34PM0.79m
5:49AM0.64m
6:24PM0.87m
6:41AM0.65m
7:13PM0.94m
7:31AM0.64m
Low Tide
11:08AM-0.02m
11:58PM0.01m
11:53AM-0.07m
00:53AM-0.04m
12:40PM-0.11m
1:46AM-0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
18
21
23
23
20
16
14
13
12
17
21
23
21
21
20
20
20
18
19
20
21
22
22
18
17
18
19
17
15
11
10
9
8
13
17
19
19
19
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
17
16
10
10
103
100
76
64
54
40
35
37
67
75
62
62
52
52
43
33
34
35
28
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
16
4
5
3
10
10
10
10
8
24
23
15
4
4
8
9
15
8
2
17
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
9
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
8
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
18
33
54
88
1
1
1
1
5
6
4
2
1
1
8
13
12
9
7
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)
129
704
799
238
82
82
0
0
0
0
0
37
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
147
397
259
225
259
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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