Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
25.5° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
195
104
161
302
80
87
89
67
47
34
33
30
20
20
19
18
11
10
14
15
15
15
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM1.25m
00:06AM1.51m
12:47PM1.26m
1:01AM1.36m
1:48PM1.28m
1:57AM1.22m
Low Tide
5:40AM-0.10m
5:39PM-0.02m
6:32AM-0.07m
6:43PM0.08m
7:23AM-0.03m
7:51PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
29
29
28
26
24
23
28
30
30
27
26
26
25
24
29
30
29
27
27
26
Feels °C
26
26
24
27
31
32
30
26
23
23
28
31
30
29
28
28
28
26
30
29
28
28
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
83
65
7
7
97
80
87
89
67
47
34
33
30
20
20
19
18
11
10
14
15
15
15
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
2
1
1
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.4
E
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
139
195
104
161
302
4
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
198
59
0
39
0
0
0
0
41
53
413
74
650
650
819
198
188
490
881
511
469
684
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Rating
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1
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2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
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3
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3
3
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3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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