
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.38m | 4:43AM0.96m | 5:26PM1.42m | 5:34AM0.93m | 6:10PM1.45m | 6:20AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.07m | 11:04PM0.22m | 10:35AM0.09m | 11:56PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.09m | 00:43AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 |
10 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 188 | 582 | 752 | 643 | 650 | 650 | 711 | 886 | 886 | 1199 | 1199 | 635 | 622 | 592 | 583 | 520 | 527 | 654 | 469 | 478 | 293 | 136 | 0 |
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