Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
24.9° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
25
12
14
27
13
13
12
12
18
26
42
65
92
148
176
247
111
92
72
54
55
36
35
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
NW
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
6:03AM1.13m
6:43PM1.83m
6:59AM1.16m
7:38PM1.89m
7:55AM1.19m
8:32PM1.91m
Low Tide
11:55AM-0.20m
1:15AM-0.09m
12:50PM-0.25m
2:09AM-0.13m
1:45PM-0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23
 mm
1
11
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
30
30
30
27
24
25
25
25
29
30
28
28
26
25
24
24
28
29
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
33
31
31
28
25
28
29
28
30
30
28
28
26
26
26
26
30
31
28
30
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
18
12
12
7
14
13
13
12
12
18
7
7
6
6
7
7
153
111
92
72
54
55
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.7
E
3
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
28
25
14
27
26
42
65
92
148
176
247
11
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
6
188
1003
1016
1807
6
643
200
881
1009
1016
2056
1539
306
293
0
0
0
430
197
584
650
59
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Rating
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2
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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