Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.42m | 11:36PM1.08m | 12:08PM1.36m | 00:22AM1.03m | 12:54PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.37m | 5:12AM0.37m | 6:19PM0.44m | 5:58AM0.44m | 7:22PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 10 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 14 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 74 | 141 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 1231 | 1074 | 1236 | 236 | 236 | 268 | 283 | 338 | 2011 | 1223 | 597 | 619 | 596 | 161 | 807 | 856 | 856 | 979 | 1020 | 1131 |
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