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Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
11.8° C
 (Which is 8.6°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 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8888887887798888889910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294242403928272020251927252525453535264049484745
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
1.44
7:50PM
1.04
8:12AM
1.43
8:29PM
1.09
8:49AM
1.40
9:09PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
-0.05
1:40AM
-0.10
2:33PM
-0.07
2:21AM
-0.10
3:06PM
-0.09
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:15-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:25-------5:27-------5:28---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C113797641-1045433336911131414
Feels °C (?)-3-2-12422-1-5-7-6-1-1-1-2-2-3-2259101212
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