
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 66 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.37m | 00:54AM1.06m | 1:33PM1.32m | 1:42AM1.01m | 2:24PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.45m | 6:58AM0.41m | 8:16PM0.49m | 8:09AM0.44m | 9:14PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
35 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 3 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 6 | ESE 11 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
— | 66 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 236 | 259 | 1131 | 975 | 236 | 259 | 283 | 236 | 871 | 259 | 236 | 236 | 225 | 812 | 798 | 807 | 110 | 1230 | 1225 | 91 |
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