Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.4° 

Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
352
423
405
416
592
701
771
709
634
552
517
528
481
461
408
441
405
422
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:35PM1.42m
6:58AM1.63m
7:18PM1.42m
7:42AM1.69m
8:02PM1.40m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.02m
1:30PM0.05m
1:31AM-0.03m
2:21PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
17
16
17
16
18
20
20
18
15
14
13
12
16
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
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10
9
13
16
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15
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