Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
54
33
33
35
35
33
31
31
18
17
30
44
38
57
33
31
31
32
32
127
30
30
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM1.19m
6:54PM1.44m
7:09AM1.17m
7:34PM1.45m
7:48AM1.14m
8:13PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:40PM-0.03m
1:17AM0.00m
1:21PM-0.02m
2:01AM0.01m
2:00PM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:53
7:54
2
3
3
1
1
6
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
19
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
18
17
15
12
12
15
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
15
15
18
17
15
11
8
7
11
14
14
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
S
5
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
58
57
54
33
33
35
35
33
31
9
8
8
8
44
38
57
33
31
31
32
32
2
30
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
5
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
31
18
17
30
8
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
4
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
7
9
1
5
17
24
25
23
127
12
9
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
0
22
550
550
261
540
33
33
33
44
110
33
0
33
91
91
110
91
121
467
553
467
467
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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