Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topsail Island today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Topsail Island at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Topsail Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.49m | 9:41PM1.46m | 10:07AM1.55m | 10:21PM1.39m | 10:52AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.04m | 3:30PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.09m | 4:23AM0.03m | 5:07PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 864 | 224 | 74 | 245 | 224 | 1724 | 711 | 762 | 224 | 74 | 224 | 220 | 785 | 778 | 1200 | 1200 | 758 | 224 | 74 | 198 | 198 | 1096 | 59 | 42 |
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