
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 149 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.02m | 4:16PM1.30m | 4:33AM1.09m | 5:07PM1.35m | 5:23AM1.19m | 5:50PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.38m | 10:41PM0.38m | 10:46AM0.32m | 11:21PM0.31m | 11:31AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
27 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | — | 5 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 32 | — | 2 | 11 | 47 | 62 | 149 | 209 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 91 | 860 | 856 | 1560 | 1686 | 597 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 44 | 992 | 91 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 110 | 1918 | 1691 | 1691 | 1708 | 748 |
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