
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 60 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 33 | 59 | 77 | 59 | 84 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.21m | 1:01PM1.46m | 1:07AM1.12m | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:09AM1.07m | 3:08PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.02m | 7:19PM0.21m | 7:12AM0.02m | 8:28PM0.23m | 8:11AM0.01m | 9:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
41 | 60 | 49 | 47 | — | — | 46 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 14 | — | — | 29 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 77 | — | 84 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 |
10 | 15 | 10 | — | 47 | 46 | — | 59 | — | — | 3 | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 59 | — | 59 | 7 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 635 | 592 | 200 | 59 | 886 | 1724 | 304 | 589 | 59 | 59 | 239 | 237 | 301 | 1201 | 1201 | 931 | 589 | 59 | 59 | 239 | 239 | 716 | 670 | 469 |
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