Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
26.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
16
22
15
15
22
15
12
15
14
22
25
23
22
21
15
24
37
36
32
33
46
97
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM1.38m
4:43AM0.96m
5:26PM1.42m
5:34AM0.93m
6:10PM1.45m
6:20AM0.93m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.07m
11:04PM0.22m
10:35AM0.09m
11:56PM0.20m
11:19AM0.09m
00:43AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
28
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
26
26
26
25
25
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
Feels °C
25
27
25
26
26
26
27
27
29
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
30
28
29
29
29
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
10
15
16
22
15
15
22
15
12
15
8
3
25
23
22
21
15
13
37
9
9
13
13
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
3
2
9
9
9
3
3
3
3
3
10
2
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
8
3
1
1
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
14
22
24
36
36
32
33
46
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
74
188
582
752
643
650
650
711
886
886
1199
1199
635
622
592
583
520
527
654
469
478
293
136
0
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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