Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
75
75
64
62
49
46
34
34
34
35
35
38
25
17
17
22
23
42
37
34
24
24
19
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:18AM1.42m
6:44PM1.59m
7:07AM1.51m
7:30PM1.59m
7:53AM1.58m
8:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.09m
12:31PM0.02m
1:12AM0.04m
1:24PM-0.01m
1:58AM0.01m
2:14PM-0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
27
26
25
29
30
28
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
27
26
27
26
27
27
28
29
30
31
29
28
29
28
30
29
28
32
31
29
30
30
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