Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
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
9
0.8
E
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
31
20
64
66
64
74
32
37
37
36
40
32
24
18
20
12
12
12
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:44AM1.15m
7:25PM1.85m
7:42AM1.22m
8:18PM1.85m
8:37AM1.28m
9:10PM1.80m
Low Tide
12:36PM-0.23m
1:54AM-0.09m
1:35PM-0.25m
2:45AM-0.13m
2:32PM-0.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:09
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8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
28
27
29
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
30
28
29
30
30
29
29
31
29
31
30
30
31
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