
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 126 | 192 | 229 | 375 | 327 | 286 | 196 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.72m | 8:41PM1.39m | 9:02AM1.71m | 9:20PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.67m | 9:59PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.08m | 2:33AM0.09m | 3:24PM0.12m | 3:09AM0.14m | 4:06PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
133 | 80 | 55 | 55 | 216 | 187 | 134 | 106 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 35 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
52 | 126 | 192 | 229 | 375 | 327 | 286 | 196 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 579 | 413 | 362 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 6 | 235 | 235 | 224 | 198 | 198 | 914 | 1146 |
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