Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 EST
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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
8.0° C
(Which is 12.2°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 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)666666666666666555567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8412313211082913524231617191838251915211428239105
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
5
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
0
WSW
5
NNW
25
SW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
1.22
9:29PM
1.26
9:54AM
1.16
10:21PM
1.27
10:44AM
1.09
11:14PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
-0.21
3:47AM
-0.13
3:57PM
-0.18
4:39AM
-0.04
4:43PM
-0.13
5:45AM
0.04
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:47
Sunset--5:59-------5:59-------6:00-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1-120621------
Temp. °C1922242021201917151514141414151414101095311
Feels °C (?)1619221921201815121111121212161410330-4-6-8-8
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