Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 EST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 6.5°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 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (18 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)6141414141514141414141444444441313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74444444444467816166643333
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.19
5:52AM
1.55
6:06PM
1.16
6:27AM
1.58
6:43PM
1.13
7:03AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.13
12:15PM
0.15
11:52PM
0.12
12:54PM
0.14
12:26AM
0.12
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset5:04-------5:02-------5:02-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171413121010111413141618181819222321171616151819
Feels °C (?)1210986681010111316171718202220151515141718
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