Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
26
36
36
54
101
76
71
69
86
67
67
80
37
36
50
27
19
19
25
42
41
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:09AM1.07m
3:08PM1.57m
3:17AM1.05m
4:15PM1.64m
4:27AM1.08m
5:18PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.01m
9:40PM0.21m
9:16AM-0.02m
10:48PM0.16m
10:23AM-0.06m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
2
Temp °C
27
27
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
25
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
25
29
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
29
28
31
30
29
30
30
29
30
29
31
31
29
28
29
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