Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
26.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
12
16
34
14
29
41
35
38
48
60
47
43
87
39
33
33
33
33
31
31
31
30
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM1.45m
6:20AM0.93m
6:52PM1.48m
7:04AM0.94m
7:32PM1.50m
7:44AM0.96m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.09m
00:43AM0.17m
12:02PM0.08m
1:26AM0.15m
12:44PM0.07m
2:05AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
31
29
30
29
27
25
25
25
27
29
28
29
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
29
30
28
28
27
31
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
30
32
31
31
30
29
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
8
12
16
27
13
22
30
17
8
8
20
23
23
49
39
31
23
23
22
15
15
14
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
6
14
14
22
33
33
33
33
33
31
31
31
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
SW
5
Energy kJ
11
3
34
14
29
41
35
38
48
60
47
43
87
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
224
689
671
671
430
503
430
430
245
245
584
224
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
6
59
6
6
6
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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