Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 2PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
41
22
28
18
17
38
18
18
18
18
18
13
12
12
12
12
12
8
8
8
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:44AM1.50m
11:57PM1.10m
12:35PM1.43m
00:48AM1.03m
1:33PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.21m
6:10PM0.32m
5:48AM0.28m
7:07PM0.40m
6:38AM0.34m
8:10PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:13
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
25
27
25
24
24
23
22
21
24
26
25
25
24
24
24
23
26
29
27
26
26
Feels °C
22
22
25
25
24
24
25
24
23
22
25
26
25
26
25
26
26
25
27
29
27
27
28
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