
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 53 | 50 | 60 | 59 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 64 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.64m | 4:27AM1.08m | 5:18PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.15m | 6:18PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM-0.02m | 10:48PM0.16m | 10:23AM-0.06m | 11:50PM0.10m | 11:29AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 |
64 | 53 | 50 | 60 | 59 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 64 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 5 | — | 18 | 11 | 19 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 197 | 704 | 579 | 59 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 711 | 511 | 589 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 430 | 1656 | 490 | 469 | 0 |
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