Topsail Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.5° 

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 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSW swell with 254 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW 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 (Jul 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Topsail Island in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 9th Jul)3.5ft (1.1m) 6s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 11th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 11th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

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


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