
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 57 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.20m | 11:44AM1.50m | 11:57PM1.10m | 12:35PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.23m | 5:05AM0.21m | 6:10PM0.32m | 5:48AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 57 | 26 | 39 | 50 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1201 | 1199 | 1199 | 6 | 77 | 6 | 85 | 1199 | 1199 | 74 | 53 | 53 | 74 | 6 | 74 | 197 | 1058 | 1059 | 220 |
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