Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.8°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 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.7
SSW
0.4
SE
0.7
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)558858888484855577577786
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4126222624222125161717182229332514141777105331615
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
35
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.59
8:32AM
1.27
8:56PM
1.60
9:22AM
1.23
9:50PM
1.58
10:18AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
-0.17
2:44PM
-0.21
3:37AM
-0.15
3:30PM
-0.19
4:27AM
-0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:33--
Sunset7:44-------7:44-------7:45-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262423232222252726232222222225201814131312131720
Feels °C (?)2423222222212424222221222220231211109109111417
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