The Point surf break

The Point surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
19.2° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
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
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
55
55
56
56
36
35
35
35
34
33
35
61
58
55
52
52
52
52
57
50
49
49
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
NW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:46AM0.63m
7:13PM0.79m
7:27AM0.61m
7:51PM0.80m
8:06AM0.59m
8:27PM0.81m
Low Tide
12:49PM-0.01m
1:38AM0.02m
1:24PM-0.00m
2:20AM0.02m
1:58PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
1
1
1
3
2
4
Temp °C
17
17
20
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
19
19
17
14
12
11
15
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
20
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
18
18
14
10
8
6
12
14
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
59
57
55
55
56
56
36
35
11
9
14
15
9
61
58
55
52
52
52
52
57
50
49
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
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
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
35
35
34
33
35
9
9
9
5
5
6
6
3
5
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
3
2
3
8
14
12
1
3
10
14
15
15
10
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
12
37
628
628
182
618
47
34
34
12
34
34
0
0
12
12
34
12
46
397
484
397
397
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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