
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 71 | 87 | 68 | 23 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 52 | 93 | 77 | 64 | 41 | 74 | 94 | 108 | 98 | 175 | 125 | 113 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.15m | 2:28PM1.41m | 2:33AM1.09m | 3:29PM1.51m | 3:35AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.20m | 7:45AM-0.00m | 8:45PM0.19m | 8:38AM-0.04m | 9:55PM0.15m | 9:35AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 35 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
32 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 71 | 87 | 68 | 23 | 39 | 48 | 60 | 52 | 93 | 77 | 64 | 41 | 74 | 94 | 108 | 98 | 175 | 125 | 113 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 1932 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 198 | 0 | 503 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 293 | 293 | 142 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 235 |
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