Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Fri 07/10                          Sat 07/11
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    45   59   63   37   35   68   82   68   50   61   74   50   25   39
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    2    3    3    2    3    3    3    2    2    2    3
Dom Period (s)      6    6    6    6    5    5    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6
Chance Precip       0    0    0   10   10   20   10    0    0    0    5   70   70   60
TSTM Potential   None None None None None  Low None None None None None  Mod  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr Mclr Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        83   83   86   88   87   86   84   83   83   83   86   87   86   83
Heat Index         89   89   96   99   99   97   95   91   89   89   97  100   98   93
Wind (mph)        W14  W12  W16 SW21 SW20 SW17 SW16 SW14  W13  W13  W13 SW15 SW16 SW12
Wind Gust          20   17   21        29   24   22   20   18   18   20   22   22     
Longshore         Mod  Mod  Mod  ModStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  ModStrng  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sun 07/12           Mon 07/13           Tue 07/14           Wed 07/15
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    58   36   49   16   72   37   75   19   64   24   67   15   52   18   52
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    3    3    3    3    2
Dom Period (s)      6    6    6    6    6    6    5    5    5    7    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      20   30   80   70   60   70   60   40   30   20   20   10    5    5   10
TSTM Potential    Low  Low High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld  Cld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr
Temperature        80   79   80   80   78   77   80   79   77   76   81   81   78   77   84
Heat Index         85        86   84                                 86   85             90
Wind (mph)         W8   N7   E7   E9  E12 NE14  E18  E16 NE10 NE12  E13  E10   E3   N5 SE10
Wind Gust               12   14   16   17        25   21   15   17   18   15             15
Longshore        None None  Mod  Mod  Mod  ModStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod Weak Weak None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Low None None None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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