Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
7.6° C
(Which is 12.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
S
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)346888999889111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261572332702171971697612211561866342644862634141424143
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
W
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.01
6:32AM
1.40
6:46PM
1.10
7:09AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.19
7:46AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
-0.09
12:50PM
-0.05
12:41AM
-0.14
1:23PM
-0.11
1:23AM
-0.17
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:53-------
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1611--------------------
Temp. °C141415159881011866568121313131516161720
Feels °C (?)11141414422464333469910111415151416
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