North Topsail Beach

North Topsail Beach is an SE-facing beach break in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from E to SW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 40% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SE (140°)

Best swell

E to S (100°–181°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to SW (80.5° to 218°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

NOAA station 8657419

Wave buoy

Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) · 47 km away

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