Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 EST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 6.6°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 2PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)645555999944455888888455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182125341388888102021171518147141414263558
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
1.35
9:03PM
0.98
9:40AM
1.33
9:52PM
0.97
10:26AM
1.31
10:42PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.16
3:16PM
0.20
2:58AM
0.18
3:55PM
0.21
3:37AM
0.21
4:40PM
0.22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset----5:02-------5:02-------5:01---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141315192018181614121315161617191919202121212121
Feels °C (?)1110131818161613108911131315171717171819202020
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