Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is

28.3° C

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	53	80	90	24	35	74	98	72	98	155	172	99	58	108	139	137	186	72	41	41	96	55	90	156
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide		2:33AM1.09m				3:29PM1.51m				3:35AM1.06m				4:30PM1.62m				4:40AM1.06m					5:31PM1.73m
Low Tide				8:38AM-0.04m				9:55PM0.15m				9:35AM-0.08m					11:01PM0.09m			10:36AM-0.14m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	29	28	27	33	34	33	30	29	30	29	28	33	35	31	30	29	29	26	26	32	35	33	27	27
Feels °C	33	31	29	33	33	32	30	30	32	30	29	33	34	29	30	32	30	27	28	33	35	32	27	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6
kJ	30	32	33	24	20	12	11	11	11	85	56	56	14	14	14	9	92	72	41	41	44	13	14	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	E 6	E 11	E 11	SE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	E 9	SE 9
kJ	22	22	21	20	1	1	2	2	14	11	12	13	2	—	2	2	14	14	13	13	13	2	2	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 6	—	E 11	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	3	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6
kJ	53	80	90	—	35	74	98	72	98	155	172	99	58	108	139	137	186	—	—	—	96	55	90	156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Topsail Island Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Matunuck-The point Rhode Island	Summerville Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Topsail Island Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	293	293	293	430	245	59	0	0	430	430	430	0	224	0	0	59	929	1513	1521	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	The Point	The Point	Shit Pipe	S-Turns					Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Topsail Island				Topsail Island	S-Turns	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Pelican Watch				The Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	1				1	3	1	1	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Outside Shoals Maryland	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	S-Turns Carolina North	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Surf Beach CAL - Santa Barbara	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	4	2	1	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5

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