Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Fri 08/22                Sat 08/23
EDT 3hrly          11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk High High High                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    66   77   45   27   50   72   55   30   51   73   54   25
Surf Height (ft)    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4
Dom Period (s)     11   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   12
Chance Precip       5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   20   30
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None  Low  Low  Low
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        77   79   79   79   77   76   75   75   78   79   81   79
Heat Index                                                           85   83
Wind (mph)       NE10   E9   E9  E10  E10  E10 NE10 NE10  E12  E12  E12  E10
Wind Gust          15   14   14                                           15
Longshore         Mod  Mod None None None  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod None None
Waterspout Risk  None None None  Low None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sun 08/24           Mon 08/25           Tue 08/26           Wed 08/27
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    67   24   61   20   43   14   34   16   37   23   41   27   33   15   16
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    2    3    3    3    3    2    2    1    2    3    3    2    1
Dom Period (s)     12   13   13   13   13   12   12   12   12   13   12   10    9   10   10
Chance Precip      50   60   60   20   10   20   30   20   10    5   10   10   10   20   20
TSTM Potential    Mod  Mod  Mod  Low None  Low  Low  Low None None None None None  Low  Low
Cloud Cover      Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        78   76   77   78   76   75   82   81   77   72   81   79   75   71   78
Heat Index                                       87   86                                   
Wind (mph)         E8   E8  E10  NE7  NW6  NW7  SW7  SW8   W8   N9   E7   E6   N7   N9  NE9
Wind Gust                    15                  12                                      14
Longshore        None Weak  Mod Weak None None Weak Weak None None Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak
Waterspout Risk   Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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