Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.43m | 8:38PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.47m | 9:27PM1.53m | 9:57AM1.48m | 10:17PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM-0.11m | 3:10AM-0.08m | 3:20PM-0.09m | 3:53AM-0.06m | 4:08PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 5 | E 10 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 5 |
— | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2562 | 2048 | 2048 | 1688 | 913 | 1560 | 1686 | 1760 | 2048 | 2634 | 2625 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 2562 | 2579 | 1691 | 2583 | 1691 |
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