Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.8° 

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
51
20
20
13
34
21
21
21
21
22
14
35
35
34
32
31
19
12
11
11
29
18
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25AM1.75m
11:42PM1.22m
12:25PM1.69m
00:45AM1.17m
1:33PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.06m
5:53PM0.20m
5:36AM0.10m
6:58PM0.25m
6:40AM0.15m
8:08PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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Temp °C
24
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25
24
23
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28
27
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25
25
28
28
27
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Feels °C
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
30
28
28
24
22
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