Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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 2.7°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 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
132
131
109
126
94
47
34
74
74
56
38
40
59
58
58
56
34
33
35
53
77
33
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21PM1.32m
5:42AM1.19m
6:10PM1.39m
6:28AM1.19m
6:54PM1.44m
7:09AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:13AM-0.01m
11:40PM0.02m
11:57AM-0.02m
00:29AM0.01m
12:40PM-0.03m
1:17AM0.00m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
6
5
Temp °C
11
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
20
21
18
17
16
16
7
13
12
12
10
12
11
10
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
21
18
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
13
13
13
47
34
74
74
56
38
40
59
58
58
56
34
33
33
35
30
30
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
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
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
23
23
2
1
1
23
23
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
33
33
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
148
132
131
109
126
94
5
31
35
53
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
159
840
159
583
44
0
0
0
121
44
0
0
0
33
236
22
540
840
33
0
0
0
33
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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