Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
20.3°C
3.6° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
341
337
266
259
164
159
217
110
95
95
93
76
78
62
62
69
42
34
76
84
92
113
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:15AM1.87m
10:35PM1.27m
11:12AM1.80m
11:34PM1.23m
12:13PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:33AM-0.04m
4:45PM0.07m
4:27AM0.01m
5:44PM0.13m
5:27AM0.07m
6:46PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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Temp °C
18
18
17
21
24
23
21
20
19
18
18
21
25
24
22
21
19
17
14
15
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
18
17
16
20
23
22
21
20
20
18
18
21
24
23
22
21
18
14
11
11
14
14
12
11
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