The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.9°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: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)555588888884555555576777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555439311915151515202232405659372920144356141414
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
35
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.92
8:44AM
0.68
9:12PM
0.95
9:32AM
0.65
10:02PM
0.95
10:23AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
-0.12
2:42PM
-0.14
3:44AM
-0.11
3:28PM
-0.13
4:37AM
-0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset7:40-------7:42-------7:43-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262424232222242524222222212224191411111212131619
Feels °C (?)24232322222223232121212120212212877910111316
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