
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 116 | 112 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.30m | 11:42AM1.60m | 11:54PM1.21m | 12:40PM1.60m | 00:51AM1.14m | 1:45PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.05m | 6:03PM0.20m | 5:54AM0.07m | 7:06PM0.25m | 6:51AM0.09m | 8:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
123 | 116 | 112 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 197 | 197 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 237 | 242 | 560 | 711 | 293 | 39 | 6 | 469 | 864 | 650 | 413 | 41 |
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