Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
27.5° C
0.5° 

Wrightsville Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wrightsville Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
26
42
52
78
129
129
120
100
97
95
93
90
88
58
57
55
54
52
51
41
30
37
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:10AM1.11m
2:56PM1.42m
3:15AM1.09m
4:04PM1.46m
4:27AM1.11m
5:10PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.08m
9:57PM0.23m
9:44AM0.05m
10:55PM0.17m
10:43AM0.01m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
2
Temp °C
27
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
28
28
29
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
29
29
28
28
29
29
31
30
29
29
29
29
28
29
31
28
29
27
29
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