
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 34 | 64 | 123 | 131 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 64 | 44 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.52m | 7:59AM1.08m | 8:24PM1.53m | 8:38AM1.12m | 8:59PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.05m | 2:48AM0.09m | 2:26PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 34 | 64 | 123 | 131 | — | 1 | — | 64 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1003 | 881 | 1009 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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