Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 80 | 35 | 68 | 46 | 71 | 152 | 49 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.06m | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:43AM1.09m | 6:29PM1.80m | 6:44AM1.15m | 7:25PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM-0.14m | 00:03AM0.02m | 11:37AM-0.19m | 1:00AM-0.04m | 12:36PM-0.23m | 1:54AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 76 | 49 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 80 | — | 68 | 46 | 71 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 224 | 136 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 85 | 200 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 606 | 6 | 6 |
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