Secret spot?We can hide it! Topsail Island Surf Forecast / United-States – Carolina North / USA6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 18 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 26 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 68 | 322 | 943 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross | cross- on |
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cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Topsail Island blow from the NW
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High Tide / height (m) |
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2:15AM 1.39 |
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2:37PM 0.98 |
3:23AM 1.40 |
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3:46PM 1.01 |
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4:24AM 1.43 |
4:47PM 1.08 |
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5:19AM 1.45 |
5:40PM 1.16 |
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6:07AM 1.45 |
6:27PM 1.22 |
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6:51AM 1.43 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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7:25PM -0.10 |
8:46AM 0.03 |
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8:35PM -0.09 |
9:52AM -0.00 |
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9:43PM -0.11 |
10:49AM -0.05 |
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10:44PM -0.14 |
11:39AM -0.10 |
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11:38PM -0.17 |
12:23PM -0.14 |
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12:27AM -0.18 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), North Carolina which is 1 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Topsail Island. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is 14.2 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 19.9 max: 21.4 min: 17.8 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night) Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon) | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night Icy conditions (max 20°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night) Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 14 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| Low °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | 6:48 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:52 | - | - | 17:52 | - | - | 17:53 | - | - | 17:54 | - | - | 17:55 | - | - | 17:57 | - | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Topsail Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Topsail Island at:
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Information about the Topsail Island Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Topsail Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Topsail Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Topsail Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Topsail Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Topsail Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Topsail Island is 34 km (21 miles) from the city of Jacksonville. If you plan a vacation in North Carolina, look for hotels and other accommodation in Jacksonville. Jacksonville has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
