Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (16 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	37	25	16	16	31	30	23	30	71	43	109	91	29	37	51	56	60	74	82	81	115	150	155	129
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:51AM1.21m				9:26PM1.86m				9:48AM1.23m				10:19PM1.78m				10:46AM1.24m
Low Tide		3:03AM-0.15m				2:42PM-0.25m				3:55AM-0.15m				3:39PM-0.20m				4:48AM-0.13m				4:38PM-0.12m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	23	24	27	27	25	23	22	21	21	22	24	28	26	25	25	26	26	30	30	32	30	27
Feels °C	23	25	25	27	29	26	24	23	23	22	22	24	25	28	28	26	25	26	26	29	29	31	31	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 6
kJ	37	25	16	16	16	16	23	—	40	—	64	45	7	7	12	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ENE 4	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	S 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	—	—	SE 15	—	E 8	E 9	SE 14
kJ	1	1	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	10	10	10	9	—	—	8	—	1	2	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	—	—	NE 4	—	—	E 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 14
kJ	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	W 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	31	30	—	30	71	43	109	91	29	37	51	56	60	74	82	81	115	150	155	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Daytona Beach Florida - North	Laundromats Carolina North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Atlantic Terrace Long Island NY	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Goulds Inlet Georgia	Blowhole Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Blowhole Florida - North	Paso Caballo Leon Province	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Murrells Inlet Carolina South	Topsail Island Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	74	74	74	1521	674	243	635	0	875	0	0	6	293	515	622	635	635	1761	622	2624	635	175	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	The Point	Shackleford Banks	Triple S Pier	Atlantic Beach			Chicahauk		Topsail Island		Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Surf City Pier											Topsail Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1		1		1	1	1											1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Freeport Pier Texas	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Corpus Christi Texas	Malibu CAL - LA County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Naval Jetties Delaware	Fox Hill Point New Hampshire	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Peanuts Florida - North	Naval Jetties Delaware	Leffingwell Landing CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	3
Header Global	Hanga Poukura Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	7	6	5	6	6	5	5

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