Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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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
22.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
97
53
54
46
52
177
99
104
35
32
41
91
82
38
47
140
140
74
24
59
57
56
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM1.69m
12:02PM1.16m
00:30AM1.56m
1:09PM1.17m
1:31AM1.44m
2:16PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:03AM-0.05m
5:52PM-0.01m
7:01AM-0.01m
7:01PM0.08m
7:59AM0.02m
8:13PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
4
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
69
97
53
54
25
40
104
99
104
35
32
19
91
82
38
47
67
69
74
24
59
57
56
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
8
8
24
25
8
8
8
8
8
23
23
41
21
20
7
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
4
4
7
1
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
8
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
46
52
177
56
140
140
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
413
42
42
156
754
759
1521
262
235
42
0
220
224
224
223
220
224
224
207
198
207
198
197
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Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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