Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1
E
4
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
22
31
35
15
9
13
10
10
10
41
89
89
85
78
41
61
14
13
10
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:15PM1.53m
7:29AM1.01m
7:53PM1.54m
8:08AM0.99m
8:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.05m
1:46AM0.09m
1:10PM0.05m
2:26AM0.09m
1:47PM0.06m
3:05AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
21
18
17
16
16
20
22
21
20
21
21
22
22
24
23
24
24
25
24
25
26
27
27
25
18
14
14
14
14
18
19
19
18
20
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
21
21
22
31
35
15
9
9
10
7
7
4
1
1
53
29
21
14
13
9
9
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
11
6
6
1
1
2
2
8
9
10
10
10
2
3
12
13
9
9
9
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
1
4
4
11
10
11
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
ENE
2
1
E
4
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
10
4
8
13
10
1
41
89
89
85
78
41
61
1
2
4
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)
74
951
1003
589
589
362
200
6
589
589
635
885
589
520
0
293
74
324
197
635
503
515
413
339
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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