Topsail Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is

28.2° C

Topsail Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 10	SE 10	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	107	77	58	37	83	131	196	66	68	85	90	56	110	49	103	38	27	18	18	27	20	17	18	29
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:35AM1.06m				4:30PM1.62m				4:40AM1.06m					5:31PM1.73m				5:43AM1.09m				6:29PM1.80m
Low Tide			9:35AM-0.08m					11:01PM0.09m			10:36AM-0.14m					00:03AM0.02m				11:37AM-0.19m				1:00AM-0.04m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07
	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	1	3	4
Temp °C	28	28	32	34	35	31	28	27	25	25	31	35	33	30	28	25	24	23	23	26	25	25	24	24
Feels °C	30	30	32	33	34	31	31	29	27	26	31	34	31	31	29	27	25	25	27	29	27	27	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	62	39	36	13	13	14	98	66	38	36	51	13	66	49	51	38	27	18	18	27	20	12	11	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	12	12	13	2	2	2	14	14	14	13	13	2	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	—	—	S 8	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	2	2	2	—	1	—	—	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	NE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5
kJ	107	77	58	37	83	131	196	—	68	85	90	56	110	—	103	—	—	—	—	2	7	17	18	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chicahauk Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Assateague Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Apache Pier Carolina South	Topsail Island Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	245	0	0	0	0	430	469	430	0	0	0	59	59	59	136	0	6	6	0	6	6	53	197	197
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island				The Point	Shit Pipe	Topsail Island	Pelican Watch	S-Turns	Hatteras Light House		The Point	The Point	Shit Pipe	Shit Pipe	The Point	Shit Pipe	Bogue Pier
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1		2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Outside Shoals Maryland	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	The Point Carolina North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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