Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
16.1° C
(Which is 5.2°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 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314279284235231188188188225187184170164206252242192228223148150147115110
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.87
2:37AM
1.11
2:55PM
0.92
3:35AM
1.13
3:58PM
1.01
4:35AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.28
8:31PM
0.28
9:23AM
0.23
9:34PM
0.21
10:09AM
0.16
10:28PM
0.12
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:39-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172019181717171621242422181817171819191818181818
Feels °C (?)141715161515151419222119161715141416171616161717
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