Surf Forecasts:
Wrightsville Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with 472 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wrightsville Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Wrightsville Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wrightsville Beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wrightsville Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 31 | 44 | 87 | 33 | 67 | 141 | 70 | 111 | 149 | 39 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 72 | 190 | 472 | 335 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.16m | 2:16PM1.32m | 2:31AM1.11m | 3:16PM1.38m | 3:34AM1.08m | 4:22PM1.45m | 4:42AM1.08m | 5:25PM1.53m | 5:46AM1.12m | 6:22PM1.60m | 6:43AM1.18m | 7:15PM1.65m | 7:38AM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.04m | 9:07PM0.20m | 9:04AM0.00m | 10:09PM0.15m | 9:59AM-0.04m | 11:08PM0.10m | 10:55AM-0.09m | 00:07AM0.04m | 11:53AM-0.12m | 1:05AM-0.02m | 12:52PM-0.15m | 2:00AM-0.08m | 1:50PM-0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 30 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 6 | NNW 2 | — | S 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 31 | 44 | 87 | 33 | 67 | 141 | 70 | 111 | 149 | — | 50 | 1 | — | 34 | 25 | 72 | 190 | 472 | 335 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 0 | 225 | 539 | 0 | 330 | 283 | 22 | 505 | 540 | 22 | 1560 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 239 | 59 | 59 | 33 |
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