Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
26.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
1
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
53
53
43
36
52
69
31
52
42
31
58
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
22
30
30
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52PM1.48m
7:04AM0.94m
7:32PM1.50m
7:44AM0.96m
8:11PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.08m
1:26AM0.15m
12:44PM0.07m
2:05AM0.12m
1:24PM0.06m
2:43AM0.11m
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
4
1
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
29
28
23
25
26
25
30
33
31
25
25
24
23
23
27
28
27
26
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
30
31
29
29
26
28
29
29
33
34
33
28
28
27
26
26
29
30
30
29
27
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
28
27
23
23
24
36
29
39
31
30
30
23
27
13
14
14
8
8
30
30
22
30
30
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
23
33
8
8
33
33
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
8
5
5
5
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
15
15
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SW
5
1
SSW
6
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
37
37
53
53
43
52
69
52
42
20
58
6
11
8
9
8
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
245
262
262
430
0
245
0
0
0
39
136
41
77
6
6
6
74
1009
513
1200
85
53
0
6
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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