Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

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

Rip Current Risk       Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    65   64   53   70   77   69   31   22   25   25   15   17   25   26
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    3    2    2    2    3    1    1    3    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    5    5    6
Chance Precip      40   50   50   80   70   20   20    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
TSTM Potential    Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Low None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover       Cld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        71   71   71   70   69   67   64   60   58   58   64   67   67   66
Heat Index                                                                            
Wind (mph)       SW12 SW14 SW15 SW18  W15  NW9  N10   N9   N9  N10  NE9   E9  SE9  SE7
Wind Gust          18   21   25   29   22   15   15             15   14        14     
Longshore         Mod  Mod  ModStrngStrng None None  Mod Weak Weak  Mod None None None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None None None None None


Date               Sat 05/09           Sun 05/10           Mon 05/11           Tue 05/12
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    10   26   35   71   34   53   24   48   20   57   39   50   24   38   16
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    2    2    2    2    1    2    2    2    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      8    6    5    5    5    5    5    7    7    6    6    6    6    6    6
Chance Precip       0   50   30   20   40   50   50   40   50   60   70   30    5    5    0
TSTM Potential   None  Low  Low None None None  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Mod None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr
Temperature        65   67   70   71   68   68   70   71   69   68   70   68   60   56   65
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)         S5   S6 SW15 SW13  SW6  SW3   S9   S8  SW7   W8 SW13  N12  N12  N13   N8
Wind Gust                    22   20             15   14   13   14   21   18   17   18   13
Longshore        None None  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod None  Mod Weak Weak
Waterspout Risk  None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None  Mod None None  Low None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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