
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 81 | 100 | 56 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.37m | 11:48AM1.14m | 11:56PM1.30m | 12:37PM1.21m | 00:42AM1.22m | 1:30PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.14m | 5:39AM0.06m | 5:39PM0.17m | 6:17AM0.05m | 6:35PM0.19m | 6:58AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 33 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | 16 | 29 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 81 | 100 | 56 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1647 | 1756 | 551 | 469 | 635 | 635 | 469 | 2607 | 881 | 2598 | 489 | 430 | 1761 | 200 | 200 | 674 | 881 | 239 | 293 | 39 | 42 | 59 | 430 | 430 |
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