
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 31 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.68m | 8:03AM1.59m | 8:26PM1.62m | 8:48AM1.64m | 9:08PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM-0.06m | 1:52AM-0.01m | 2:10PM-0.05m | 2:32AM-0.02m | 2:58PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 |
16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
— | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 12 | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 490 | 490 | 413 | 430 | 293 | 0 | 77 | 224 | 589 | 584 | 711 | 224 | 224 | 6 | 6 | 592 | 1201 | 1201 | 200 | 6 |
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