Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
25.5°C
0.2° 

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


Topsail Island surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, SE swell with 593 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Topsail Island this week:

The surf forecast for Topsail Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Topsail Island in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 8th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf 8AM (Mon 12th Oct)6ft (1.8m) 8s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sun 11th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Topsail Island over the next 16 days.


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