
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 198 | 137 | 81 | 126 | 130 | 108 | 95 | 80 | 131 | 44 | 54 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 122 | 173 | 156 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.36m | 00:26AM1.29m | 1:11PM1.35m | 1:17AM1.14m | 2:08PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM-0.06m | 6:19PM0.10m | 6:39AM-0.00m | 7:20PM0.20m | 7:26AM0.06m | 8:25PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
— | 104 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
115 | 198 | 137 | 81 | 126 | 130 | 108 | 95 | 80 | 131 | 44 | 54 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 122 | 173 | 156 | 233 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 304 | 224 | 430 | 584 | 583 | 188 | 600 | 207 | 0 | 198 | 207 | 1551 | 651 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 416 | 175 | 1199 | 1199 | 293 | 515 |
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