Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Sun 10/04           Mon 10/05
EDT 3hrly          14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    10   15   34   29   13   14   27   23    6    5   10
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    1    1    1    2    3    2    1    1
Dom Period (s)     10   10   10   10   10   10   10    9    9    9    9
Chance Precip     100  100   80   60   80   70   80   30   10    0    0
TSTM Potential    Low  Low None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover       Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld Mcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        76   76   75   74   72   71   70   71   73   73   72
Heat Index                                                             
Wind (mph)         S7  SW8   W6  NW6  NW7   N7   N8  N10  N10  N12 NE13
Wind Gust          12                                 15   15          
Longshore        Weak Weak Weak None None None None None Weak  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None None


Date               Tue 10/06           Wed 10/07           Thu 10/08           Fri 10/09
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability     6   33   30   36   48   37   41   24   44   27   55   16   41   10   36
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    3    2    2    3    3    2    3    3    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      5    5    6    6    6    6    6    6    7    7    7    7    6    6    6
Chance Precip       0    0    5    0    0    0    0    5    5    5   20    5    5    5   20
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        68   64   72   70   64   62   75   73   66   63   77   74   69   65   77
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)       NE16 NE18 NE18 NE17 NE15 NE14 NE12  NE8   N6   N7  NE8  NE7  NE6  NE9 NE12
Wind Gust          23   25   26   24   21   20   17             12   13   12        14   20
Longshore         ModStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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