Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.7°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 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)999101010101010101010101010101010101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320288251262279284326332492575673232232190190194163160157170146143121152
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
1.24
1:18PM
0.85
1:54AM
1.21
2:23PM
0.87
2:55AM
1.20
3:27PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.28
7:02PM
0.26
8:35AM
0.28
8:09PM
0.26
9:30AM
0.25
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:46-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset------7:36-------7:37-------7:37-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C76771418181613131212161918171717161620242315
Feels °C (?)21321014131210111010141615161716141418222012
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