Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
19.6° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
6
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
43
64
56
43
33
40
40
33
21
22
19
13
8
12
7
8
8
9
14
11
8
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27AM1.09m
8:53PM1.41m
9:06AM1.04m
9:33PM1.36m
9:48AM0.98m
10:15PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.03m
3:18AM0.06m
3:11PM0.08m
3:54AM0.10m
3:42PM0.12m
4:29AM0.14m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
6
3
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
15
18
20
19
18
16
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
10
9
10
9
10
8
8
5
10
13
16
16
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
26
25
25
43
64
56
43
33
40
40
33
21
22
13
8
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
3
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
14
14
11
3
8
13
12
7
7
3
2
13
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
22
2
3
3
3
6
6
2
6
6
4
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
5
19
3
3
1
1
2
2
12
19
2
2
12
7
8
8
9
14
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
110
586
554
91
0
0
22
33
33
0
225
467
539
539
840
857
283
745
1134
952
952
550
771
952
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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