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Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° C
 (Which is 9.1°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 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)555567777888888878899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131920141429302734354929373523232529303850494949
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
1.28
6:55PM
0.95
7:26AM
1.29
7:34PM
0.99
8:05AM
1.29
8:16PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
-0.04
1:10AM
-0.12
1:52PM
-0.09
1:51AM
-0.14
2:28PM
-0.13
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:16-------7:15-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:27-------5:28-------5:29---
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
422681------------------
Temp. °C1397876311137876520056432
Feels °C (?)1353431-2-3-2-3-112221-4-6-600-2-3-5
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