Surf Forecast Surf Report
Topsail Island surf break

Topsail Island surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 4.4°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 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.4
SE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)883445555555555555458888888888888888855585588899998888899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)775112029313333404042333340192311201516222115222323232418181818182426202029291722201721182020191918181835173838373534
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.91
12:00AM
1.34
12:21PM
0.88
12:54AM
1.31
1:21PM
0.90
1:54AM
1.30
2:27PM
0.96
2:56AM
1.32
3:31PM
1.08
3:56AM
1.34
4:30PM
1.24
4:53AM
1.37
5:25PM
1.43
5:47AM
1.39
6:17PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.18
6:38AM
0.23
6:04PM
0.20
7:34AM
0.24
7:06PM
0.21
8:32AM
0.21
8:16PM
0.19
9:27AM
0.15
9:27PM
0.13
10:17AM
0.06
10:34PM
0.04
11:05AM
-0.04
11:36PM
-0.06
11:51AM
-0.13
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:31-------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------6:28-------6:26----
Sunset--7:43-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46-------7:46-------7:47-------7:49-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------1-1-221-----1----------
Temp. °C212121191818181820212119191818182225232220201918222221202019191923252321212019202122222121212020232323212121202023242321
Feels °C (?)191818171616161717181817181718182123202019202019211919191918181922232220232219212122232322232223252324222323222123222120
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