Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.47m | 11:49PM1.23m | 12:28PM1.42m | 00:36AM1.11m | 1:22PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.16m | 5:52AM0.10m | 6:46PM0.26m | 6:36AM0.17m | 7:47PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 14 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
— | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 31 | — | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 754 | 518 | 865 | 6 | 762 | 0 | 59 | 42 | 198 | 198 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 200 | 833 | 881 | 6 | 6 |
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