Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 EST
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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
8.1° C
(Which is 12.2°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: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)6555666777111111111010111212121212124
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159813161189552222981011111112111124
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ESE
15
WSW
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
1.09
11:14PM
1.26
11:35AM
1.01
12:10AM
1.24
12:31PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
-0.04
4:43PM
-0.13
5:45AM
0.04
5:42PM
-0.07
7:03AM
0.09
6:55PM
-0.03
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:48-------6:47-------6:46------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11-1-1------------------
Temp. °C111214108752102687420-1168777
Feels °C (?)9121351-1-4-7-8-9-7-3-1-1-3-6-7-8-602221
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