Site Message - Issued Wednesday September 8th. We have merged wave models for the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas with the Global Model. Testing on our development machines suggests that things should run smoothly now that this is live but life is rarely this simple. If the next update of forecasts and maps looks like it is broken, this is probably the cause and we will have to revert to the previous model while we investigate. If it works ok, 72 hour forecasts for these areas will be available from now on. Because they tend to receive local wind swells rather than oceanic ground swells, things are not very predictable beyond 3 days which is why they won't go out to 7 days like our other forecasts.
Topsail Island Sea Surface Temperature (Carolina North, US)
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Today's
Topsail Island Sea
Temperature is: 27.8 °C (82 °F)
Statistics for 08 Sep (1981–2005)
– mean: 27.3 °C,
range: 26.3 °C
to 28.6 °C
(mean 81 °F,
range: 79 °F
to 83 °F)
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Map of current United States
Sea Surface Temperatures based on measurements from oceanographic satellites
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Map of current United States
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
(compared with long term averages
at this time of year)
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(click thumbnails to expand)
Below is a graph of Historical
Sea Surface Temperature for Topsail Island. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Topsail Island can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Topsail Island. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
Latest sea surface temperature for the entire globe. Click the image to view a larger version.
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