
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 47 | 84 | 66 | 41 | 62 | 74 | 62 | 80 | 69 | 100 | 111 | 44 | 64 | 97 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.30m | 12:37PM1.21m | 00:42AM1.22m | 1:30PM1.30m | 1:34AM1.15m | 2:28PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.05m | 6:35PM0.19m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:37PM0.20m | 7:45AM-0.00m | 8:45PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
10 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 12 |
— | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
8 | 14 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 47 | 84 | 66 | 41 | 62 | 74 | 62 | 80 | 69 | 100 | 111 | 44 | 64 | 97 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1761 | 1761 | 0 | 865 | 2160 | 865 | 865 | 294 | 518 | 430 | 42 | 478 | 245 | 39 | 758 | 515 | 220 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 886 | 674 | 503 |
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