Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
62
73
57
48
38
26
33
21
13
13
13
13
19
10
8
9
13
14
15
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
SE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53PM1.41m
9:06AM1.04m
9:33PM1.36m
9:48AM0.98m
10:15PM1.30m
10:31AM0.94m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.03m
3:18AM0.06m
3:11PM0.08m
3:54AM0.10m
3:42PM0.12m
4:29AM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
10
9
14
17
19
18
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
10
9
7
7
7
4
9
11
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
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
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
14
32
62
73
57
48
38
26
33
21
13
13
13
13
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
14
3
4
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
22
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
6
10
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
33
5
6
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
19
7
8
9
13
14
15
8
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
586
91
0
0
0
33
33
44
679
467
539
236
840
979
975
556
547
763
952
952
550
550
1788
1089
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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