
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 66 | 139 | 238 | 300 | 265 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.50m | 9:55AM1.23m | 10:09PM1.45m | 10:35AM1.29m | 10:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:52AM0.05m | 3:47PM0.07m | 4:25AM0.04m | 4:32PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SSW 5 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | — | 33 | 66 | 139 | 238 | 300 | 265 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 886 | 886 | 886 | 643 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 914 | 1003 | 865 | 1513 | 1513 | 1513 | 784 | 1790 | 635 | 635 | 293 | 306 |
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