
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.62m | 8:48AM1.64m | 9:08PM1.53m | 9:32AM1.65m | 9:49PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM-0.05m | 2:32AM-0.02m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:10AM0.01m | 3:44PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | — | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | 24 | — | 13 | 18 | 25 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 6 | 200 | 1199 | 1201 | 198 | 635 | 245 | 235 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 235 | 235 | 6 | 220 |
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