
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 27 | 29 | 49 | 62 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.31m | 2:53AM1.10m | 3:45PM1.34m | 3:49AM1.01m | 4:37PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.01m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:02AM0.05m | 10:04PM0.23m | 9:49AM0.07m | 11:04PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 6 | SSW 5 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | 12 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 27 | 29 | 49 | 62 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 864 | 1655 | 2598 | 2758 | 1003 | 2598 | 509 | 1800 | 0 | 6 | 469 | 469 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 697 | 819 | 758 | 711 | 592 |
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