Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
29.1° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
18
12
23
33
33
41
40
39
37
36
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
N
0
SW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM1.35m
4:07AM0.91m
4:54PM1.37m
5:02AM0.91m
5:43PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.30m
9:56AM0.16m
11:29PM0.28m
10:47AM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
2
1
2
9
11
1
2
1
3
8
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
25
26
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
27
28
29
30
30
31
31
31
30
28
29
27
28
27
27
26
26
24
23
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