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Topsail Island surf break
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Topsail Island surf Forecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 Dec 2023 EST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 16.2°C (Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 - mean: 22.3 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.5 °C)
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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 16.2°C (Statistics for 06 Dec 1981-2005 - mean: 22.3 °C max: 23.9 °C min: 20.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Dec)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (06 Dec)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)6888878888899999101010101010121241111111111445666789999888888888885555887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)49992410121155366661010991010141312121111111112275272981732825046094552702271571281031178686727255554435353737173120139
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
1.09
2:06PM
1.12
2:49AM
1.18
2:56PM
1.09
3:36AM
1.28
3:44PM
1.07
4:20AM
1.38
4:29PM
1.07
5:02AM
1.49
5:14PM
1.08
5:44AM
1.58
5:58PM
1.09
6:27AM
1.65
6:42PM
1.10
7:11AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.31
8:21PM
0.20
8:57AM
0.28
9:02PM
0.15
9:51AM
0.23
9:42PM
0.10
10:41AM
0.16
10:22PM
0.05
11:27AM
0.09
11:03PM
-0.01
12:11PM
0.04
11:45PM
-0.06
12:56PM
-0.01
12:29AM
-0.10
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset----4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------------11131-----------------------
Temp. °C9891077754359109101099101314141415141516191920202021212221191512965699877667111211101111101115
Feels °C (?)543413310-1156455556810111213121315181819191819181817171094111554342248987876712

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