
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wrightsville Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.60m | 8:59PM1.49m | 9:28AM1.59m | 9:45PM1.40m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:33PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.00m | 3:01PM0.01m | 3:21AM0.02m | 3:45PM0.07m | 3:59AM0.08m | 4:29PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 |
19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 4 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | — | — | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | ENE 5 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 33 | 586 | 1223 | 840 | 1225 | 283 | 467 | 518 | 539 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 274 | 282 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 609 | 745 | 550 |
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