Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
28
42
57
89
111
94
97
83
44
41
41
38
45
75
69
56
56
54
47
61
75
178
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:13PM1.70m
00:41AM1.21m
1:19PM1.61m
1:53AM1.23m
2:27PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.07m
6:46PM0.18m
6:35AM0.14m
7:51PM0.20m
7:50AM0.18m
8:54PM0.18m
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Temp °C
17
15
17
19
18
16
15
14
14
13
15
18
19
16
16
16
16
17
18
20
20
18
19
Feels °C
14
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
10
12
15
16
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
16
17
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