Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 70 | 88 | 118 | 173 | 196 | 181 | 187 | 152 | 170 | 155 | 134 | 126 | 104 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 145 | 102 | 41 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.34m | 2:11AM1.03m | 3:05PM1.34m | 3:08AM0.94m | 4:01PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.26m | 8:14AM0.12m | 9:31PM0.30m | 9:04AM0.15m | 10:34PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 24 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 70 | 88 | 118 | 173 | 196 | 181 | 187 | 152 | 170 | 155 | 134 | 126 | 104 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 145 | 102 | 41 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 1199 | 1199 | 1199 | 1199 | 469 | 480 | 480 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 245 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 262 | 293 | 245 | 235 | 0 | 53 |
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