Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
28.6°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
21
27
20
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
22
22
22
22
21
15
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
10
N
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49PM1.35m
6:00AM1.08m
6:29PM1.41m
6:39AM1.17m
7:05PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.25m
00:03AM0.30m
12:01PM0.21m
00:43AM0.24m
12:46PM0.16m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
31
31
27
27
29
28
24
26
28
30
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
30
29
30
31
31
28
30
30
32
31
32
32
33
31
31
29
29
30
30
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