Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
90
36
39
33
33
33
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
28
8
12
20
10
20
74
96
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:06AM1.05m
6:37PM1.50m
6:49AM1.02m
7:15PM1.53m
7:29AM1.01m
7:53PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.13m
11:55AM0.04m
1:04AM0.11m
12:33PM0.05m
1:46AM0.09m
1:10PM0.05m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
24
24
23
26
31
29
27
24
23
20
20
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
23
25
22
20
19
17
26
25
25
27
32
31
28
25
21
18
18
21
22
21
21
24
24
23
26
26
24
18
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
57
57
46
36
39
28
28
19
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
28
8
6
13
9
8
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
E
4
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
1
54
34
34
33
33
33
20
12
12
6
7
3
6
6
2
5
8
9
10
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
3
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.1
NW
4
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
40
40
90
1
1
9
11
12
12
9
5
11
16
23
5
12
20
20
74
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
416
0
0
0
0
42
59
53
85
277
294
413
362
413
592
416
175
6
881
1003
635
759
754
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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