
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 58 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.60m | 00:51AM1.14m | 1:45PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.10m | 2:55PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.07m | 7:06PM0.25m | 6:51AM0.09m | 8:17PM0.28m | 7:57AM0.10m | 9:30PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 |
52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 58 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 526 | 526 | 293 | 650 | 6 | 784 | 819 | 1513 | 294 | 635 | 0 | 6 | 513 | 6 | 589 | 2173 | 0 | 0 |
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