
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
186 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 155 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 70 | 44 | 64 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.37m | 4:57AM1.32m | 5:16PM1.41m | 5:41AM1.46m | 5:59PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.28m | 11:00AM0.25m | 11:24PM0.20m | 11:50AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
186 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 155 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 70 | 44 | 64 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 727 | 709 | 684 |
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