Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (09 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
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
0.9
NE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
15
43
42
42
24
17
17
18
19
13
14
22
14
14
14
14
22
20
69
84
164
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27PM0.98m
1:53AM1.17m
2:19PM1.05m
2:46AM1.16m
3:17PM1.14m
3:45AM1.16m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.28m
8:36AM0.18m
8:58PM0.23m
9:26AM0.11m
9:57PM0.15m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
1
1
3
8
3
13
8
5
5
Temp °C
21
22
24
23
22
21
20
20
24
25
25
25
23
23
22
22
26
24
19
17
14
14
13
12
21
22
23
23
23
22
20
21
25
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
25
24
19
15
11
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
4
8
10
15
43
42
42
24
17
17
18
14
9
8
6
3
4
14
14
10
7
4
12
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
13
13
12
6
5
6
6
9
6
4
11
12
13
14
22
14
14
3
1
22
14
13
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
5
5
4
5
6
4
6
4
6
6
6
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
8
12
10
7
8
9
14
19
13
8
8
7
3
6
10
20
69
84
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
121
338
283
33
22
0
0
33
33
236
612
236
236
331
283
263
263
597
597
597
597
745
476
748
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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