Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
27.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
47
46
46
45
30
29
28
28
28
27
26
17
17
17
17
17
23
41
58
83
72
58
53
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:02AM1.08m
11:21PM1.28m
11:47AM1.13m
00:04AM1.25m
12:33PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.06m
4:53PM0.15m
5:31AM0.06m
5:41PM0.18m
6:15AM0.06m
6:43PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
31
32
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
28
29
32
30
29
28
29
28
30
31
31
30
29
30
31
29
29
30
31
31
29
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
32
47
46
46
45
30
29
28
28
28
27
26
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
15
20
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
11
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
6
4
9
23
41
58
83
72
58
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
283
33
33
748
2155
725
730
597
597
597
597
747
2155
985
2563
553
377
300
137
377
2155
2155
840
274
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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