Topsail Beach surf report

Topsail Beach, North Carolina

Updated 7:03 AM EDT

53/ 100

Marginal Water temperature is 83°F — but swell period at 5s is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 2.5 ft · 45% of the score 45
Swell period 5s · 30% of the score 25
Wind 2 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 83°F · 10% of the score 100

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS Air quality · AirNow

Topsail Beach is also scored for

93 Swimming water temperature 83°F 93 Walking & shelling air comfort 74°F

About Topsail Beach

Topsail Beach sits on the North Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 53°F in January to 85°F in July.

The water averages above 70°F in May, June, July, August, September and October — 6 months of the year — peaking around 85°F in July and dropping to about 53°F in January.

Today it is 83°F. That is 1° below the August average of 84°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Hampstead about 6.9 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Topsail Beach good for surfing today?

Marginal — we score it 53 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 5s.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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