Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
18
18
18
25
25
18
17
23
21
21
28
20
27
26
26
25
25
25
18
27
38
71
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
5
N
5
NE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM1.49m
9:41PM1.46m
10:07AM1.55m
10:21PM1.39m
10:52AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.04m
3:30PM0.06m
3:46AM0.03m
4:16PM0.09m
4:23AM0.03m
5:07PM0.14m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
25
28
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
29
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
28
31
30
30
30
31
30
31
29
31
32
31
30
31
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