The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
0.3
SE
11
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
56
90
20
52
61
81
85
53
34
33
37
33
39
35
35
30
32
31
38
73
66
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
S
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
NW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
3:51PM0.61m
4:04AM0.64m
4:44PM0.70m
4:57AM0.64m
5:34PM0.79m
5:49AM0.64m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.08m
9:59PM0.12m
10:22AM0.04m
11:01PM0.07m
11:08AM-0.02m
11:58PM0.01m
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
18
14
13
12
12
12
17
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
21
22
18
15
26
23
14
9
9
9
8
8
12
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
20
21
17
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
12
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
22
8
9
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
4
17
35
35
16
16
31
38
73
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
8
4
22
22
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
18
4
16
16
4
5
9
12
4
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
22
6
2
1
1
1
8
5
5
4
5
5
5
16
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
ENE
2
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
11
3
56
90
107
52
61
81
85
53
34
33
37
33
39
30
32
4
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
549
673
444
435
397
397
41
238
238
544
238
238
1058
700
238
206
238
707
885
885
487
41
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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