Topsail Beach · Pender County · North Carolina
Topsail Beach Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Topsail Beach, North Carolina: 2 ft, knee high, at 10 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.2 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 1:08 am.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.2 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 6 mph (NW)offshore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 1:08 am
- Water
- 68°F3/2
- Air
- 63°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:10 pm
Topsail Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Topsail Beach: 12 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Topsail Beach: 8 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.9 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 2.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 2.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 3.1 ft |
Topsail Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Topsail Beach arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 24 s
- Lulls
- about 136 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Topsail Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Topsail Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Topsail Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.2 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 5 s · SSW | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 6 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 6 s · S | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 12 s · ESE | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 27 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 15 | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 8 s · SE | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 24 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Topsail Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Topsail Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Topsail Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 5.1 ft at 6:50 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:19 pm and high 3.9 ft at 7:04 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.
Topsail Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 5.1 ft at 6:50 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:19 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:08 amHigh 4.8 ft at 7:32 amLow 0.5 ft at 2 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 7:45 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:40 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:26 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:48 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:07 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:37 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.3 ft at 10:17 amLow 1.0 ft at 5 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 4:44 amHigh 4.1 ft at 11:07 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:46 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 11:32 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:40 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:33 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.6 ft at 12:30 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:37 amHigh 4.1 ft at 12:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Topsail Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Topsail Beach is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 65 and 68°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Topsail Beach
- Surf City Pier6.2 mi NE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Figure Eight Island9.4 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Mason's Inlet12 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Johnnie Mercer's Pier14 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Columbia Street14 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Blockade Runner15 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Topsail Beach
Topsail Beach is a beach break in Topsail Beach, Pender County, North Carolina, facing southeast.
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