Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 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
19.7° 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 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
17
14
14
22
14
14
14
14
22
83
110
126
122
127
123
124
60
44
41
25
57
18
20
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
SSW
15
SSE
20
N
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19PM1.05m
2:46AM1.16m
3:17PM1.14m
3:45AM1.16m
4:18PM1.26m
4:44AM1.19m
Low Tide
8:58PM0.23m
9:26AM0.11m
9:57PM0.15m
10:13AM0.04m
10:52PM0.07m
11:00AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
3
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
22
22
25
25
20
16
15
14
13
12
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
23
22
23
24
24
24
26
23
19
12
11
11
10
7
12
13
13
14
16
16
17
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
17
14
11
7
8
4
14
14
5
14
21
20
19
12
12
4
19
12
11
25
24
16
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
4
12
13
14
22
6
3
3
5
22
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
12
12
3
11
3
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
3
1
3
14
14
3
3
5
2
4
3
9
3
11
4
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.7
NE
3
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
7
7
4
5
5
4
5
9
83
110
126
122
127
123
124
60
44
41
57
18
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
923
562
330
283
33
110
745
584
556
619
515
505
467
467
621
159
159
1134
1091
1097
283
33
283
996
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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