
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 51 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.75m | 11:42PM1.22m | 12:25PM1.69m | 00:45AM1.17m | 1:33PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.06m | 5:53PM0.20m | 5:36AM0.10m | 6:58PM0.25m | 6:40AM0.15m | 8:08PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
38 | 51 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
— | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SE 6 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | E 2 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 220 | 293 | 697 | 306 | 198 | 6 | 198 | 198 | 293 | 306 | 469 | 262 | 198 | 77 | 188 | 551 | 551 | 1521 | 1055 |
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