The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.6°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 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
35
61
58
54
52
52
34
33
33
49
48
31
37
34
33
29
26
28
43
62
48
34
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:51PM0.80m
8:06AM0.59m
8:27PM0.81m
8:44AM0.57m
9:03PM0.81m
Low Tide
1:24PM-0.00m
2:20AM0.02m
1:58PM0.01m
2:59AM0.02m
2:32PM0.02m
3:38AM0.03m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:52
7:52
7:52
7:53
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
18
1
Temp °C
19
19
21
20
19
16
13
13
15
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
13
11
9
9
8
9
9
20
18
22
20
18
12
7
8
12
16
15
16
19
19
20
18
15
8
5
4
5
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
15
16
17
61
58
54
52
52
34
33
33
49
48
31
29
34
33
29
26
28
43
62
48
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
34
33
35
15
9
9
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
29
28
16
16
16
15
23
22
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
4
3
5
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
14
22
27
31
9
8
19
37
5
19
18
13
6
1
3
2
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)
12
12
12
0
0
12
12
517
291
271
46
667
79
47
0
12
46
518
631
522
12
0
0
37
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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