Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
23.5° C

2.5°C colder than average 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (11 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
16
17
13
13
9
14
29
39
34
36
30
20
34
19
39
42
33
35
58
69
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
3:58PM1.44m
4:07AM1.13m
4:54PM1.59m
5:05AM1.12m
5:48PM1.73m
6:03AM1.13m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.12m
10:08AM-0.08m
11:19PM0.05m
11:01AM-0.15m
00:18AM-0.03m
11:55AM-0.20m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
23
23
24
29
30
29
27
26
24
24
24
31
31
29
28
26
26
25
25
29
29
Feels °C
26
24
25
24
25
26
30
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
33
31
30
28
28
30
28
28
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
14
14
11
11
6
6
5
9
5
5
8
8
8
7
20
5
5
2
2
2
29
29
21
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
1
1
1
5
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
7
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
9
10
16
17
13
13
9
14
29
39
34
36
30
20
34
19
39
42
33
35
58
69
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2173
1106
635
517
293
293
430
489
489
490
469
654
6
6
0
490
671
617
293
6
0
0
53
864
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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