
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.37m | 10:31AM1.78m | 10:47PM1.29m | 11:25AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.07m | 3:54AM0.02m | 4:55PM0.13m | 4:42AM0.06m | 5:53PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 8 |
12 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 12 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 4 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | E 9 |
1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | — | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 430 | 306 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 188 | 198 | 583 | 197 | 231 | 220 | 0 | 230 | 220 | 520 | 647 | 583 |
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