Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
25.2°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
19
31
19
18
11
29
18
18
11
10
10
10
27
24
30
20
20
16
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:45AM1.17m
1:33PM1.64m
1:57AM1.16m
2:44PM1.61m
3:11AM1.22m
3:52PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.15m
8:08PM0.28m
7:53AM0.18m
9:17PM0.27m
9:09AM0.18m
10:18PM0.22m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:51
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6:50
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 mm
1
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3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
6
8
4
5
5
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
25
21
20
19
19
19
21
23
22
21
Feels °C
28
28
28
30
30
30
28
26
24
25
27
27
27
28
28
23
22
20
20
20
23
25
23
21
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