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Topsail Island Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
121 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 73 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 118 | 122 | 149 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 38 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:27AM1.15m | 5:10PM1.40m | 5:19AM1.09m | 5:55PM1.46m | 6:06AM1.05m | 6:37PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.04m | 11:28PM0.16m | 11:15AM0.04m | 00:19AM0.13m | 11:55AM0.04m | 1:04AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | 8:15 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 64 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 121 | — | — | 82 | 82 | — | 73 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 118 | 122 | 149 | 70 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 245 | 235 | 245 | 235 | 245 | 503 | 293 | 245 | 293 | 239 | 235 | 224 | 235 | 223 | 245 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 82 | 75 |
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