
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 83 | 68 | 77 | 24 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.28m | 1:57AM1.22m | 2:49PM1.31m | 2:53AM1.10m | 3:45PM1.34m | 3:49AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.16m | 8:13AM0.01m | 8:59PM0.21m | 9:02AM0.05m | 10:04PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 52 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 10 | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 83 | 68 | 77 | 24 | 65 | — | 44 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 881 | 819 | 650 | 808 | 711 | 643 | 1655 | 2261 | 2056 | 704 | 2598 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 490 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
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