Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 EDT
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Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101091010101010101010101011111010111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31936947253920522723219419019015715415416618014614112510110199725958
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offoffononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.21
2:23PM
0.87
2:55AM
1.20
3:27PM
0.94
3:52AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.26
8:35AM
0.28
8:09PM
0.26
9:30AM
0.25
9:17PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.19
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191613131212162019171717161620232216151617171819
Feels °C (?)151210111010141816161716141418211914131516151617
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