Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
46
42
36
37
41
43
43
38
38
43
33
33
32
32
32
20
22
16
20
19
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04PM1.70m
6:24AM1.41m
6:55PM1.71m
7:15AM1.51m
7:42PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.00m
00:24AM0.08m
12:25PM-0.04m
1:09AM0.02m
1:19PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
30
30
29
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