Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
28.0° C
0.1° 

Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.6
SE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
161
135
180
333
295
211
139
168
55
51
37
112
192
206
58
87
45
47
71
71
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM1.30m
11:38PM1.27m
12:09PM1.34m
00:25AM1.22m
1:00PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.17m
5:42AM0.05m
6:24PM0.23m
6:32AM0.08m
7:38PM0.27m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
5
3
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
24
25
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
26
26
28
29
30
27
28
28
28
29
28
30
31
29
29
31
30
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