Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.50m | 11:04PM1.37m | 11:38AM1.47m | 11:49PM1.23m | 12:28PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM-0.04m | 4:57PM0.06m | 5:10AM0.02m | 5:49PM0.16m | 5:52AM0.10m | 6:46PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 36 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 865 | 1761 | 865 | 635 | 865 | 2615 | 590 | 635 | 1756 | 294 | 509 | 430 | 430 | 584 | 469 | 430 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 687 | 59 | 6 |
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