Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
14.7° C
(Which is 6.4°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 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
SE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)756888888777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157917022923226836139436423320214412611199996191919193144113124
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.23
4:44PM
1.12
5:15AM
1.25
5:42PM
1.22
6:08AM
1.27
6:31PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.01
11:02PM
-0.03
11:42AM
-0.04
11:56PM
-0.07
12:28PM
-0.08
12:48AM
-0.11
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:01------
Sunset----7:28-------7:29-------7:30---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C118811121076791214151617161616171819191920
Feels °C (?)5102430-114810111314141414151617181819
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