Wrightsville Beach surf break

Wrightsville Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 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
15.1° C
(Which is 6.0°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 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)766666777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)448571831041061099786757577655769848482948484848471
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.27
6:31PM
1.32
6:53AM
1.29
7:15PM
1.39
7:34AM
1.27
7:57PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
-0.08
12:48AM
-0.11
1:13PM
-0.10
1:36AM
-0.12
1:54PM
-0.11
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-7:01-------7:00-------6:58------
Sunset----7:30-------7:30-------7:30---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718191918191919192121212020191919212222202020
Feels °C (?)171615151615161717181917171818181919202020192020
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