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Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 82 | 102 | 85 | 67 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 55 | 85 | 155 | 116 | 123 | 109 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.54m | 8:08AM0.99m | 8:31PM1.54m | 8:47AM0.98m | 9:09PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.05m | 2:26AM0.09m | 1:47PM0.06m | 3:05AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.07m | 3:43AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 106 | 116 | 123 | 109 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | E 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 102 | 85 | 67 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 55 | 85 | 155 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 362 | 635 | 635 | 758 | 520 | 324 | 324 | 304 | 197 | 1037 | 469 | 413 | 339 | 262 | 197 | 245 | 262 | 127 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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