Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
26.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1
SW
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
42
51
57
48
45
51
45
44
43
42
42
42
41
41
41
41
33
33
34
34
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:48PM1.37m
6:57AM0.97m
7:26PM1.37m
7:36AM0.97m
8:03PM1.37m
8:14AM0.98m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.18m
12:58PM0.10m
1:55AM0.15m
1:40PM0.10m
2:33AM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
27
27
27
32
29
24
26
25
24
24
28
27
27
26
25
25
23
23
27
28
Feels °C
30
28
28
28
28
28
28
34
30
25
30
28
26
26
29
27
28
28
26
27
25
25
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
35
34
34
34
44
45
28
45
44
33
19
20
20
14
14
14
41
33
33
34
34
35
36
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
45
16
43
42
42
42
41
41
41
15
15
9
9
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
51
42
51
57
48
35
51
28
40
43
3
7
9
13
20
22
25
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
300
341
341
259
331
33
5
3
33
59
22
0
0
0
44
2155
474
748
374
91
0
0
840
856
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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3
3
3
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1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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