Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Thu 05/01                          Fri 05/02
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Low  Low  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    59   39   27   55   77   47   20   32   59   52   30   41   62   52
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    2    2    1    1    1    2    2    2    1    1
Dom Period (s)      6    8    8    5    4    4    5    8    8    6    6    6    5    5
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Mclr Mclr Pcld Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        68   69   73   74   73   71   69   68   67   70   73   73   75   72
Heat Index                                                                            
Wind (mph)        SW9  SW9  S10  S18  S20  S17  S13 SW12 SW10 SW10  S13  S15  S17  S14
Wind Gust                         23                                      22   23     
Longshore         Mod Weak WeakStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  ModStrngStrng
Waterspout Risk  None None None  Low None None None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sat 05/03           Sun 05/04           Mon 05/05           Tue 05/06
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    27   62   41   68   39   80   57   80   44   76   52   75   42   62   45
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    2    1    1    2    2
Dom Period (s)      4    5    5    5    5    6    6    7    7    6    6    6    6    6    6
Chance Precip       5   20   20   40   60   70   60   40   40   50   50   40   40   40   30
TSTM Potential   None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None  Low  Low None None  Low
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        70   71   74   72   70   68   70   69   67   66   72   69   66   66   72
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)        S13  S13  S16  S15  S15  S10  S13  S12   S9   E8 SE13  SE9   E8   N8 SE12
Wind Gust                    23   20                                      14               
Longshore         Mod  ModStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod None Weak None None None None None None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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