Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Sat 08/02                          Sun 08/03
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Low  Low  Low  Low                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    24   33   20    9   11   27   34   24   25   33   28   15   14   26
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    2    2    3    2    2    2    2    3    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    5    5    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
Chance Precip      60   40   50   50   50   40   30   30   20   30   30   40   40   30
TSTM Potential    Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low None None  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        77   76   80   80   81   79   76   75   74   74   79   81   81   80
Heat Index                   86   85   86                                 86   85     
Wind (mph)        N12  N14 NE16 NE18 NE21 NE22 NE20  N17  N17  N17 NE17 NE17 NE18 NE18
Wind Gust               20   23   25   28             23   23   23   23   23   24     
Longshore         Mod  ModStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrng
Waterspout Risk   Low None  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None None None


Date               Mon 08/04           Tue 08/05           Wed 08/06           Thu 08/07
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    24   34   25   30   37   36   25   17   27   21   28   15   34   16   32
Surf Height (ft)    2    3    3    3    3    3    2    1    2    1    1    2    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)      6    7    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      30   30   50   40   40   40   50   40   40   50   60   50   40   50   60
TSTM Potential   None  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld
Temperature        75   74   82   82   77   77   81   80   78   77   82   81   78   77   81
Heat Index                   88   87             87   86             90   87             88
Wind (mph)        N13  N14 NE13 NE12  NE8  NE9   E9   E8  NE7  NE8  E10  NE9  NE7   N9 NE10
Wind Gust                                                       13                       15
Longshore         Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod Weak Weak  Mod
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None  Low  Low  Low None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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