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Topsail Island

Lat Long: 34.46° N 77.49° W

Topsail Island Surf Photo: 'Andy Chambers' by Steve Young

Weather Forecast for Topsail Island

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Topsail Island sea temperature is

23.7° C

2.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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	NNW	SW	SE	SSW
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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
	SE	NNE		SE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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
	SE	SSE	SSW	SE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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
	SE	S		SE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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
	SE	SSE		SE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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	SE		SE	SE
	12 s	glass		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September 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	N		SE	SE
	11 s	glass		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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	NNE		SE	NE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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
	SE	NNE		SE
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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
	SE	NE		SE
	13 s	cross		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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
	SE	ENE	NE	SE
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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
	SE	ENE	ENE	SE
	14 s	cross	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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
	SE	NE	NE	SE
	14 s	cross	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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	NE	ENE	SE
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September 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	NNE	NE	SE
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September 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	NNE		SE
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September 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
	SE	NNE	NE	SE
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 7 am

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

Image captured One hour and 29 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.7 ft). Range 7.62m (25.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Topsail Island Surf Photo: 'Andy Chambers' by Steve Young

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Photo taken at: 9:05 am 16 Sep 2017