Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Fri 09/11                          Sat 09/12
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Low  Low  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    37   17   31   54   38   15   27   48   32   10   16   42   43   16
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    2    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    2
Dom Period (s)      6    6    8    8    8    7    7    8    9    9    9    9    8    8
Chance Precip       5   10   20   30   10    5    5   10   10   40   30   40   40   20
TSTM Potential   None None  Low  Mod None None None None None  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld
Temperature        79   79   84   84   83   81   81   80   78   78   82   83   83   81
Heat Index                   95   96   94   89   87   85             91   93   92   88
Wind (mph)        SW9   W8  SW7  S12  S13 SW10  SW8  SW7   W5   W2  SW6  S12  S13 SW12
Wind Gust          14                  18   15   13                            20   17
Longshore        Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod  Low


Date               Sun 09/13           Mon 09/14           Tue 09/15           Wed 09/16
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    51   17   46   25   50   21   30   19   36   24   24   27   25   17   13
Surf Height (ft)    2    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    6    6    5    5    6    7
Chance Precip      40   40   80   30   10    0   10    5    0   10    5    0    0    5    5
TSTM Potential    Low  Low  Mod  Mod None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr
Temperature        80   78   83   80   78   77   85   82   76   75   83   80   75   74   82
Heat Index         85        94   87             95   88             87                  86
Wind (mph)       SW10  SW7 SW12  SW8   W6  NW5   E6   E8 NE10 NE12  E13  E14  NE8  NE8  E10
Wind Gust          15   12   18                            16   17   20   20        13   16
Longshore         Mod Weak  Mod Weak Weak None None Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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