Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is

28.1° C

Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	65	63	47	47	45	33	29	19	21	19	19
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	SSW	SW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	WSW	SW	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:55AM0.92m					5:38PM1.31m				5:47AM0.94m				6:22PM1.34m				6:31AM0.98m				7:00PM1.37m
Low Tide				11:02AM0.17m				11:58PM0.27m				11:46AM0.16m				00:41AM0.24m				12:30PM0.15m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	5	5	9	17	4	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	23	26	25	24	23	22	21	25	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	29	29	29	28	27
Feels °C	28	28	28	28	31	29	27	26	24	22	27	28	27	27	28	28	29	28	31	29	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	42	42	65	63	47	47	45	33	29	19	19	19	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	E 6	E 6	SE 9	E 6	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	E 6	ENE 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	3	3	1	1	3	1	8	3	1	—	1	9	2	2	1	1	2	2	6	10	2	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	E 6	E 6	NE 6	E 6	NE 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 4	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSE 6	SW 5	ENE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	6	1	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	—	NNE 2	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	7	13	8	17	19	21	19	—	1	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	13	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	FA's Florida - North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera
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
Distance (km)	33	33	33	0	0	0	33	33	33	33	110	110	856	856	586	236	236	33	979	979	979	979	979
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Hatteras Light House	The Lighthouse	Hatteras Light House	Avon Pier	The Lighthouse	Shackleford Banks	Shackleford Banks	Shackleford Banks	Shackleford Banks	Atlantic Beach	Shackleford Banks	Atlantic Beach				Chicahauk	Chicahauk	S-Turns
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Sky Williams New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Brak River South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Chameau Mauritius	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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