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Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island Surf Photo: 'Jojo Millen' by Steve Young

Issued: 1 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is

28.3° C

0.3°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	E	E	SE	SE
	7 s	cross- on	2 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		S	ESE
	7 s	cross- on		7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE		S	ESE
	7 s	glass		7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SSE	SE
	7 s	glass		7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SSE	SE
	7 s	on		7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ENE		SSE	SE
	12 s	cross		7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE		SSE	SSE
	11 s	cross		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		SSE	E
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		SSE	E
	13 s	cross		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		SE	E
	12 s	cross		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE		SE	E
	11 s	glass		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		SE	ENE
	10 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW		SE	E
	10 s	glass		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW		SE	E
	9 s	glass		9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	E
	9 s	glass		9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	E
	9 s	glass		9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Topsail Island around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 3 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.1m (0.5 ft). Range 7.52m (24.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Topsail Island Surf Photo: 'Jojo Millen' by Steve Young

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Photo taken at: 9:26 am 5 Aug 2014