Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 65 | 88 | 99 | 72 | 23 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.27m | 3:14AM0.95m | 4:07PM1.27m | 4:17AM0.96m | 5:02PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.31m | 9:53PM0.41m | 9:46AM0.31m | 10:40PM0.39m | 10:32AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 65 | 88 | 99 | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 979 | 979 | 799 | 966 | 161 | 225 | 263 | 263 | 22 | 22 | 979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 79 |
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