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Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.4°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 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | |
22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.36m | 9:48AM0.98m | 10:15PM1.30m | 10:31AM0.94m | 10:57PM1.26m | 11:14AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.08m | 3:54AM0.10m | 3:42PM0.12m | 4:29AM0.14m | 4:13PM0.18m | 5:06AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | |
7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 9 |
22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 467 | 505 | 236 | 259 | 979 | 1743 | 1134 | 1691 | 1131 | 952 | 952 | 952 | 952 | 1788 | 2612 | 2068 | 1759 | 588 | 580 | 568 | 550 | 550 | 996 |
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