Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
0.9
SE
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
12
21
32
38
36
34
33
26
66
49
92
50
80
109
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:15PM1.30m
10:31AM0.94m
10:57PM1.26m
11:14AM0.91m
11:39PM1.23m
11:57AM0.91m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.12m
4:29AM0.14m
4:13PM0.18m
5:06AM0.19m
4:46PM0.22m
5:48AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
22
16
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
6
1
31
26
45
49
38
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
6
4
2
3
5
7
12
21
32
38
36
34
33
25
66
35
92
50
80
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
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)
979
1743
1138
952
1743
550
771
952
975
771
975
996
597
550
553
597
584
979
1020
342
539
330
283
330
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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