Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 4.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999910999999999999999899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)655556594335353433333232322125212131303019282931
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.30
5:59PM
1.36
6:18AM
1.33
6:44PM
1.52
7:03AM
1.34
7:28PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.08
11:41AM
0.02
12:08AM
-0.01
12:21PM
-0.07
12:58AM
-0.09
1:01PM
-0.15
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:37----
Sunset------7:39-------7:40-------7:42-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019182324232120191918232524212020201924262321
Feels °C (?)202019182220191919181917212221192020211923232020
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