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Topsail Island Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsCrystal PierBogue Pier Carolina Beach Pelican Watch Atlantic Beach Holden Beach Ocean Isle Beach Cherry Grove Pier 27th Ave/North Myrtle Dunes Cove Springmaid Beach Garden City Pier The Pier (Pawleys Island) Frisco Outer Banks Hurricane Cape Hatteras Wave Buoy 41025 S Turns Jennettes Pier Kill Devil Hills Kitty Hawk Isle of Palms Pier Virginia Beach The Washout Folly Beach Pier Hunting Island Fripp Island Burkes Beach Chincoteague North Jetty 2nd Street (Tybee Island) 17th Street Boardwalk Ocean City, MD Fenwick Indian River Sea Island Jetty Comfort Inn/Jekyll Island Stockton Poverty Beach Wildwood Avalon Main Beach Amelia Pier Sea Isle City Little Talbot Island North Jetty (Florida) Mayport Poles Ocean City, NJ Jacksonville Beach Longport, 32nd St. Margate Pier Ponte Vedra States Avenue Vilano St. Augustine Holyoke Flagler Pier Surf City New Jersey Hurricane Ormond Beach Daytona Beach Central Florida Hurricane Ponce Inlet (New Smyrna) Island Beach State Park Bethune Casino Pier Playa Linda Jenkinsons Manasquan Belmar |