Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
11
10
12
18
15
16
29
40
43
45
45
81
100
56
44
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:15PM1.37m
11:48AM1.14m
11:56PM1.30m
12:37PM1.21m
00:42AM1.22m
1:30PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.14m
5:39AM0.06m
5:39PM0.17m
6:17AM0.05m
6:35PM0.19m
6:58AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
26
26
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
32
30
29
29
29
28
25
26
32
33
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
31
30
32
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
33
30
29
31
31
30
27
29
34
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
11
10
10
10
15
12
13
13
13
14
15
49
40
31
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
6
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
4
3
4
6
12
18
16
29
40
43
45
45
81
100
56
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1647
1756
551
469
635
635
469
2607
881
2598
489
430
1761
200
200
674
881
239
293
39
42
59
430
430
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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