Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
47
36
37
37
36
35
33
27
31
22
23
32
41
40
32
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:43AM1.02m
10:01PM1.47m
10:22AM1.05m
10:37PM1.42m
11:04AM1.08m
11:15PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.08m
4:30AM0.08m
4:05PM0.11m
5:04AM0.08m
4:50PM0.14m
5:39AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
25
25
24
24
28
29
29
26
26
25
24
24
29
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
Feels °C
29
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
28
29
28
27
27
31
31
30
29
29
28
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
48
48
47
36
37
37
36
35
33
27
31
22
23
32
41
40
32
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
13
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
14
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.2
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
188
865
1009
715
503
294
6
6
6
198
1647
643
584
6
6
6
524
2160
684
687
833
780
1649
635
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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