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Topsail Island Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Topsail Island today?
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | |
23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.56m | 8:34AM1.09m | 8:53PM1.55m | 9:10AM1.04m | 9:30PM1.52m | 9:48AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.03m | 2:16PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.05m | 2:50PM0.06m | 4:02AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 |
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 4 | E 6 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 833 | 82 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 469 | 573 | 573 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 430 | 198 | 722 | 823 | 855 | 722 | 722 |
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