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Topsail Island Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.23m | 7:54PM1.88m | 8:13AM1.23m | 8:45PM1.91m | 9:06AM1.21m | 9:38PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM-0.13m | 1:12PM-0.23m | 2:23AM-0.16m | 2:02PM-0.24m | 3:16AM-0.16m | 2:54PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 41 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 293 | 42 | 59 | 306 | 914 | 1201 | 1199 | 503 | 245 | 41 | 235 | 503 | 716 | 583 | 478 | 293 | 293 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
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