
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.42m | 11:04AM1.08m | 11:15PM1.37m | 11:48AM1.14m | 11:56PM1.30m | 12:37PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.11m | 5:04AM0.08m | 4:50PM0.14m | 5:39AM0.06m | 5:39PM0.17m | 6:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — |
14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | 25 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 865 | 643 | 293 | 245 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1009 | 684 | 490 | 430 | 819 | 635 | 1756 | 1756 | 1003 | 1003 | 2598 | 637 | 1756 | 1756 | 1206 | 1206 | 1206 |
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