Topsail Island, North Carolina Weather
Topsail Island, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Topsail Island, Pender County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Topsail Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Topsail Island is published on the MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) page, 27 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Topsail Island have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Topsail Island: Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 42 km · Wilmington International Airport (KILM) 45 km · Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 47 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KNCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Topsail Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Topsail Island.
About Topsail Island, North Carolina
Topsail Island unfurls as a slender barrier island, a ribbon of sand and sea oats separating the Atlantic from the mainland’s placid Intracoastal Waterway. It lies 19.8 miles south of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 187°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-south-east of Holly Ridge. Its landscape is a study in coastal resilience, where dunes, sculpted by persistent winds, rise and fall like soft, green waves against the horizon. The air here carries the briny tang of salt and the damp, earthy scent of marsh grass, a perfume that clings to everything. Sunlight, especially as it slants towards evening, gilds the fine, pale sand with a luminous, almost ethereal glow, and the rhythmic sigh of the surf provides a constant, soothing soundtrack to the island's quiet existence. Historically, Topsail Island’s fortunes have been tied to the sea and its bounty, a lineage stretching back to early colonial days when it was a haven for pirates and smugglers. The island's name itself whispers of these maritime pasts, though its modern character is shaped by a vibrant tourism economy, drawing visitors to its wide, uncrowded beaches and the tranquil waters of the sound. Fishing villages, their weathered docks still alive with the comings and goings of trawlers, punctuate the coastline, a reminder of the island's enduring connection to the ocean's embrace. Beyond the lure of sun and surf, Topsail Island offers a glimpse into a coastal life lived at a deliberately slower cadence, where the changing tides dictate the day and the horizon holds an endless promise.
Live animated radar for Topsail Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.469611°N, 77.47191°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28460, 28445 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Topsail Island, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Topsail Island, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Topsail Island includes coordinates 34.469611°N, 77.471910°W, situated in Pender County. ZIP code 28460, 28445. Telephone area code: 910. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
