Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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Topsail Beach, NC

Date               Fri 08/16           Sat 08/17
EDT 3hrly          14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk High High                     High High High High     
Rip Probability    91   84   93   98   98   94   94   96   94   73   73
Surf Height (ft)    5    6    6    6    5    6    4    4    4    5    5
Dom Period (s)     15   14   14   14   14   13   13   12   12   12   12
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    5    0    0    0    0    5
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        83   83   79   77   76   74   76   80   81   81   80
Heat Index                                                      85     
Wind (mph)        SE7  SE8  SE7  SE8   S5  SW5  SW3   S6   S9  S12  S12
Wind Gust                                                  14   17     
Longshore        None None None None None Weak Weak Weak None None  Mod
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None None None  Low None None


Date               Sun 08/18           Mon 08/19           Tue 08/20           Wed 08/21
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    91   77   94   80   97   84   94   54   82   33   65   14   44    8   29
Surf Height (ft)    4    4    4    5    5    4    4    4    2    3    3    2    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)     12   12   12   12   13   12   12   12   11   11   10   10   10   10    6
Chance Precip      10   10   40   70   30   20   40   20    5    5   30    5    5    5   20
TSTM Potential   None None  Mod High  Mod  Low  Mod  Low None None  Mod None None None  Low
Cloud Cover      Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr
Temperature        78   78   83   81   78   76   83   80   76   74   81   78   74   72   79
Heat Index                   91   88             90   84                                   
Wind (mph)       SW12 SW12 SW18 SW17 SW15  W12 SW12  W10   W7   N8   N6  NE6  NE8  NE9 NE12
Wind Gust                    25   24   21        17   15                            14     
Longshore         Mod  ModStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod None None None Weak Weak  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None  Low  Low None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Topsail Beach

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