
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.17m | 1:33PM1.64m | 1:57AM1.16m | 2:44PM1.61m | 3:11AM1.22m | 3:52PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.15m | 8:08PM0.28m | 7:53AM0.18m | 9:17PM0.27m | 9:09AM0.18m | 10:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
32 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | E 3 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 4 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 30 | — | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 224 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 1521 | 74 | 293 | 200 | 293 | 293 | 262 | 198 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 551 | 551 | 430 | 573 | 780 |
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