
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 69 | 102 | 150 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.49m | 7:19AM1.02m | 7:48PM1.52m | 7:59AM1.08m | 8:24PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.17m | 1:05PM0.07m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 74 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 36 | 49 | 69 | 102 | 150 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1003 | 245 | 1003 | 239 | 220 | 220 | 1647 | 1003 | 882 | 293 | 576 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 430 | 469 |
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