
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (24 Jul):
- 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 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.37m | 5:02AM0.91m | 5:43PM1.41m | 5:52AM0.93m | 6:28PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.28m | 10:47AM0.16m | 00:17AM0.25m | 11:36AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
39 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 6 | 188 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 513 | 635 | 188 |
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