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Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
49 | 67 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 36 | 60 | 117 | 131 | 117 | 152 | 171 | 134 | 134 | 189 | 127 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 96 | 72 | 75 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.52m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:47PM1.49m | 10:05AM0.96m | 10:25PM1.44m | 10:46AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.07m | 3:43AM0.11m | 3:03PM0.09m | 4:21AM0.12m | 3:43PM0.12m | 5:00AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
34 | 50 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 152 | 171 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 2 | — | 164 | 129 | 96 | 72 | 75 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — |
49 | 67 | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 60 | 117 | 131 | 117 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 189 | 127 | 164 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 41 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 589 | 589 | 881 | 762 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 98 | 197 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
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