Emerald Isle · Carteret County · North Carolina
The Point Surf Report & Forecast, Emerald Isle, NC
The Point, Emerald Isle, North Carolina: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 7 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.5 ft · 4 s · SW
- Wind
- 11 mph (WNW), gusts 18offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 7 pm
- Water
- 68°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 69°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:36 amset 5:08 pm
The Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at The Point: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at The Point: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 4.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 14 | 3.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 3.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 3.0 ft |
The Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at The Point arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 6 s
- Lulls
- about 45 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
The Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at The Point: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for The Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 11 s · SE | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · SE | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · SSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · SSW | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 6 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 6 s · SW | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 5 s · SW | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 2 s · SW | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 9 s · SSE | 9 mph offshore (N), gusts 16 | 6 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 12 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (N), gusts 16 | 11 mph offshore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 23 | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for The Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
The Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at The Point today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:21 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:46 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:14 pm and high 3.6 ft at 7 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
The Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:21 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:46 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:05 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:56 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:42 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.4 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:18 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.9 ft at 3 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:28 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.3 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:53 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 4:46 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:40 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:28 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:31 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 12:24 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:30 amHigh 3.6 ft at 12:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
The Point water temperature
The water temperature at The Point is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and an 11 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near The Point
- Bogue Inlet Pier3.6 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Indian Beach / Salter Path12 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Pine Knoll Shores14 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- North Topsail Beach21 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Oceanana Pier / The Circle21 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Fort Macon24 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
About The Point
The Point is a sandbar in Emerald Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing south-southeast. Also called Bogue Inlet Point and Bogue Inlet.
Follow The Point in the Current app
The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.
Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.