Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.35m | 2:27AM0.95m | 3:21PM1.34m | 3:30AM0.93m | 4:20PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.38m | 8:20AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.39m | 9:20AM0.27m | 10:55PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 40 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 697 | 294 | 430 | 1146 | 1513 | 584 | 759 | 1884 | 1513 | 635 | 200 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 584 | 0 |
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