Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.6° 

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
93
86
84
96
113
122
129
132
112
112
118
110
112
118
135
135
179
232
188
110
108
120
108
117
115
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM1.39m
3:31PM1.43m
4:05AM1.49m
4:24PM1.38m
4:54AM1.58m
5:12PM1.34m
5:39AM1.64m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.18m
9:42PM0.11m
10:16AM0.15m
10:27PM0.08m
11:10AM0.12m
11:09PM0.07m
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Temp °C
20
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Feels °C
21
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23
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