Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
28.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
14
29
32
27
36
27
33
42
47
84
66
41
62
74
62
80
69
100
111
44
64
97
92
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56PM1.30m
12:37PM1.21m
00:42AM1.22m
1:30PM1.30m
1:34AM1.15m
2:28PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.05m
6:35PM0.19m
6:58AM0.03m
7:37PM0.20m
7:45AM-0.00m
8:45PM0.19m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
31
31
29
29
28
28
28
28
32
31
32
29
28
28
28
28
33
34
33
31
29
Feels °C
32
30
30
33
31
30
31
31
30
30
31
34
32
32
31
30
30
29
30
35
34
34
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
16
25
8
3
13
14
15
15
52
41
14
14
13
13
13
12
43
44
13
13
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
6
12
15
15
13
13
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
8
14
29
32
27
36
27
33
42
47
84
66
41
62
74
62
80
69
100
111
44
64
97
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1761
1761
0
865
2160
865
865
294
518
430
42
478
245
39
758
515
220
136
0
0
188
886
674
503
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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