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Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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 3.2°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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | |
56 | 52 | 31 | 40 | 61 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.14m | 8:13PM1.44m | 8:27AM1.09m | 8:53PM1.41m | 9:06AM1.04m | 9:33PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.01m | 2:00PM-0.00m | 2:41AM0.03m | 2:37PM0.03m | 3:18AM0.06m | 3:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
56 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 |
— | — | 6 | 40 | 61 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 568 | 516 | 360 | 612 | 840 | 651 | 0 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 91 | 91 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 110 | 110 | 467 | 539 |
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