Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.5°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 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888884555667567666888884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1121151816263151583921143052110732816121212111122
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
NNW
30
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.27
8:56PM
1.60
9:22AM
1.23
9:50PM
1.58
10:18AM
1.17
10:47PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
-0.21
3:37AM
-0.15
3:30PM
-0.19
4:27AM
-0.10
4:18PM
-0.13
5:21AM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--7:44-------7:45-------7:45-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C252726232222222225201512121111121519201916131111
Feels °C (?)2424232221222121231387878101216161511776
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