Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
29
62
89
102
116
100
94
80
58
43
42
37
53
56
57
65
44
44
43
42
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:23AM1.18m
5:08PM1.68m
5:27AM1.29m
6:04PM1.70m
6:24AM1.41m
6:55PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.05m
11:33PM0.15m
11:26AM0.00m
00:24AM0.08m
12:25PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:27
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
26
27
26
25
24
24
25
24
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
24
24
24
24
22
23
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
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