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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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | |
28 | 40 | 19 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 45 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:04AM0.64m | 4:44PM0.70m | 4:57AM0.64m | 5:34PM0.79m | 5:49AM0.64m | 6:24PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.04m | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:08AM-0.02m | 11:58PM0.01m | 11:53AM-0.07m | 00:53AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | 8:02 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
28 | 40 | 96 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 45 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 260 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 714 | 139 | 768 | 206 | 129 | 122 | 238 | 454 | 402 | 99 | 82 | 197 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 147 | 34 | 34 |
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