
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 44 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.09m | 6:29PM1.80m | 6:44AM1.15m | 7:25PM1.85m | 7:42AM1.22m | 8:18PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM-0.19m | 1:00AM-0.04m | 12:36PM-0.23m | 1:54AM-0.09m | 1:35PM-0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
22 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | E 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 42 | 23 | — | — | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | 44 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1647 | 1649 | 85 | 6 | 53 | 53 | 74 | 200 | 635 | 2173 | 680 | 0 | 6 | 200 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 53 | 53 | 74 |
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