Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
25
28
54
62
62
64
67
69
67
67
78
76
59
48
48
48
48
45
45
45
37
37
35
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
NE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
8:48PM1.51m
9:03AM1.00m
9:25PM1.50m
9:43AM1.02m
10:01PM1.47m
10:22AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.05m
3:20AM0.10m
2:44PM0.06m
3:55AM0.09m
3:24PM0.08m
4:30AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
28
29
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
27
25
28
28
27
28
29
29
30
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
18
15
21
54
62
62
64
67
69
67
67
78
76
59
48
48
48
48
45
45
45
37
37
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
13
21
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
33
25
28
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
884
881
865
293
85
53
85
197
197
197
197
197
0
0
197
999
197
197
197
197
6
6
198
198
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Rating
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
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2
2
2
2
2
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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