Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 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 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 11AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
49
38
56
53
30
30
28
27
41
26
43
33
35
21
21
38
24
26
33
21
22
12
17
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
1
2
1
7
6
6
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
15
11
10
10
10
10
10
15
18
19
18
17
17
10
9
13
15
17
19
18
16
15
14
11
14
6
6
7
7
8
7
11
14
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
E
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
52
49
2
2
2
27
20
9
13
11
20
25
33
35
21
21
38
21
26
33
21
22
12
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
5
3
1
5
30
30
28
27
41
26
40
13
13
9
19
24
24
22
13
2
3
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.4
S
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
9
14
13
19
9
6
13
2
3
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
1
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
E
5
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
5
38
56
53
8
9
17
3
43
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
12
12
1
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
44
562
516
341
840
22
671
22
33
91
91
0
609
91
33
33
0
0
22
236
33
110
236
720
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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