Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
7
0.4
SE
8
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
5
1
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
24
24
17
16
17
16
17
17
40
19
46
55
61
37
31
24
14
47
62
149
209
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM1.02m
4:16PM1.30m
4:33AM1.09m
5:07PM1.35m
5:23AM1.19m
5:50PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.38m
10:41PM0.38m
10:46AM0.32m
11:21PM0.31m
11:31AM0.25m
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
25
24
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
23
22
21
24
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
29
27
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
27
26
25
23
22
24
24
23
21
19
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