Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
66
43
69
71
109
139
51
29
11
16
20
23
16
46
21
19
25
31
29
67
62
40
28
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM0.91m
00:22AM1.20m
12:41PM0.93m
1:06AM1.18m
1:27PM0.98m
1:53AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.22m
5:27PM0.26m
6:40AM0.24m
6:26PM0.29m
7:39AM0.23m
7:47PM0.28m
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
6
3
Temp °C
22
21
22
21
21
21
15
13
13
13
17
19
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
20
23
22
22
17
18
21
13
11
10
10
15
16
15
17
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SE
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
43
25
19
1
66
51
29
11
6
6
12
15
46
21
19
25
13
29
13
13
40
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
16
6
6
8
3
5
12
5
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
8
8
6
3
5
3
2
5
3
5
5
4
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
Energy kJ
64
66
27
69
71
109
139
1
3
10
16
20
23
7
11
14
31
24
67
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
3
239
245
245
33
49
0
33
91
110
686
686
679
747
716
1075
1075
1732
161
22
3
22
79
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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