Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
15.0° C
(Which is 6.1°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 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
E
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
SE
0.7
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.3
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)667676677777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1019056394485858585881357599917791948410010010010016791
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
1.22
6:08AM
1.27
6:31PM
1.32
6:53AM
1.29
7:15PM
1.39
7:34AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
-0.07
12:28PM
-0.08
12:48AM
-0.11
1:13PM
-0.10
1:36AM
-0.12
1:54PM
-0.11
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:00-------6:58--
Sunset7:29-------7:30-------7:30-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617171717181819181919191921222120202020202222
Feels °C (?)121314141415151516161717171819181717181920202119
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