Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
18
32
32
32
32
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
10
10
10
9
25
34
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:37PM1.42m
11:04AM1.08m
11:15PM1.37m
11:48AM1.14m
11:56PM1.30m
12:37PM1.21m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.11m
5:04AM0.08m
4:50PM0.14m
5:39AM0.06m
5:39PM0.17m
6:17AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
27
26
25
25
24
30
30
29
26
26
26
25
26
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
31
30
Feels °C
31
29
28
28
28
27
33
31
29
28
29
28
29
30
31
30
29
30
31
30
29
29
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
18
17
18
32
32
32
32
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
10
10
5
9
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
14
13
13
1
2
1
1
1
1
10
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
2
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
2
2
2
3
6
7
25
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
865
643
293
245
6
6
6
1009
684
490
430
819
635
1756
1756
1003
1003
2598
637
1756
1756
1206
1206
1206
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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