
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 47 | 66 | 94 | 96 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.12m | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:09AM1.07m | 3:08PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.21m | 7:12AM0.02m | 8:28PM0.23m | 8:11AM0.01m | 9:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 61 | 94 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
38 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 27 | — | 40 | — | — | 47 | 66 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1201 | 304 | 1647 | 293 | 293 | 235 | 237 | 306 | 1201 | 733 | 589 | 589 | 503 | 245 | 239 | 243 | 722 | 733 | 709 |
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