Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 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
22.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
11
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
116
71
42
22
13
21
43
62
72
64
68
73
68
63
54
44
74
82
145
206
220
232
159
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
W
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM1.01m
8:28PM1.39m
8:39AM0.98m
9:06PM1.35m
9:20AM0.95m
9:46PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.08m
2:57AM0.10m
2:44PM0.10m
3:33AM0.11m
3:18PM0.13m
4:07AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:17
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
24
21
19
18
17
19
21
23
20
17
15
15
14
16
17
19
19
19
21
22
22
23
25
24
26
21
17
16
13
14
17
20
14
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
E
8
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
5
12
22
13
9
20
19
19
64
68
73
68
63
54
44
36
23
15
7
12
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
9
9
12
9
21
6
3
3
19
19
18
8
7
7
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
9
12
12
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
168
116
71
42
11
13
21
43
62
72
9
16
44
74
82
145
206
220
232
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
338
159
747
725
539
323
239
330
119
159
259
0
44
159
39
550
550
550
568
89
110
33
33
91
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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