Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is

20.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	76	61	55	52	57	59	50	39	47	47	50	40	55	48	115	51	61	86	181	96	105	108	259
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide				12:19PM1.61m				00:53AM1.23m					1:27PM1.53m				2:04AM1.30m				2:32PM1.47m
Low Tide		5:35AM0.14m				6:51PM0.20m				6:50AM0.18m					7:54PM0.18m				8:06AM0.19m				8:51PM0.15m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	4:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	18	18	16	15	16	16	16	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	21	22	22	20	20
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	21	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 5	ESE 6	—	E 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	4	24	17	16	13	13	13	7	14	47	50	—	4	48	41	51	61	86	83	96	105	108	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	E 6	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	ESE 8
kJ	76	61	55	52	57	59	50	39	47	—	—	40	55	—	115	—	—	—	181	—	—	—	259
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tices Sholls New Jersey	Topsail Island Carolina North	La Bahia Amber Coast	La Bahia Amber Coast	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Berts Bar Carolina South	White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Massachusetts	Fort George Cut (Pine Cay) Turks and Caicos Islands	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Bogue Pier Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	671	0	1773	1773	1934	1761	197	197	197	288	1059	1495	197	53	197	53	53	53	197	197	197	197	53
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina		Topsail Island												Triple S Pier		Shackleford Banks	Bogue Pier	Bogue Pier					Atlantic Beach
Rating (10 max)		1												1		1	1	2					3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hanalei Bay United States	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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