
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:59PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.18m | 9:34PM1.50m | 9:55AM1.23m | 10:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.05m | 3:21AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:52AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — |
4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 469 | 74 | 198 | 224 | 650 | 74 | 188 | 881 | 886 | 576 | 198 | 224 | 224 | 697 | 914 | 1003 | 668 | 870 |
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