
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 65 | 132 | 146 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.49m | 7:19AM1.02m | 7:48PM1.52m | 7:59AM1.08m | 8:24PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.10m | 1:38AM0.17m | 1:05PM0.07m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 65 | 132 | 146 | — | — | 22 | 41 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 1003 | 1003 | 881 | 913 | 913 | 220 | 220 | 1043 | 1003 | 618 | 1003 | 224 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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