
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 106 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.10m | 2:55PM1.61m | 3:12AM1.12m | 4:05PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM0.09m | 8:17PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.10m | 9:30PM0.27m | 9:10AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
24 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
4 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 106 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 618 | 651 | 833 | 618 | 362 | 6 | 0 | 224 | 6 | 1724 | 1085 | 1101 | 0 | 136 | 77 | 74 | 754 | 833 | 881 | 762 | 650 |
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