Wrightsville Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.21° N 77.79° W

Wrightsville Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wrightsville Beach sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.5° 

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


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 TypeTime (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.


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