Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Sun 10/05           Mon 10/06
EDT 3hrly          14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk  Mod  Mod                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    90   72   67   85   88   67   57   85   92   76   61
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    4    3    3    3    4    3    4    4    5
Dom Period (s)      7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    8    8    8
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0   10   10   20   20   10
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Mclr Mclr
Temperature        77   77   75   74   73   72   72   77   78   77   75
Heat Index                                                             
Wind (mph)        E15  E15  E15  E13  E10  E10 NE12  E14  E15  E14  E14
Wind Gust          21   22   21        16   16             21   21   20
Longshore         ModStrngStrng Weak None None  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low None None None None None None  Low None None None


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

Rip Probability    90   51   90   54   89   40   82   40   76   24   61   39   69   40   63
Surf Height (ft)    3    5    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    4    4    4    4
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    7    7    8    8
Chance Precip       5   20   20    5    0    5   20   30   30   20   20   20   20   20   20
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        72   72   77   76   72   71   78   75   70   67   72   70   66   66   73
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)        E10  E10  E13   E8  SE6   E5  SE8  SE7 NE12 NE17 NE20 NE22 NE18 NE17 NE18
Wind Gust                         13                            22   25   28   23   23   23
Longshore         Mod  Mod None None None None None None  ModStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrng
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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