What are the current surf conditions at Wrightsville Beach?

Wrightsville Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Wrightsville Beach?

The best time to surf Wrightsville Beach is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

1.2
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1.2ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

4kt

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AIR TEMP

28°C

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0.5ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.2ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from NW would be better.

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Friday

Jun 26

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.3-1.7ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 23-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	SSE	4kt	E	5kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	6s	SSE	4kt	E	5kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSE	4kt	E	6kt	23°C	27°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSE	4kt	E	6kt	23°C	27°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	23°C	27°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	23°C	27°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	24°C	27°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	7kt	25°C	27°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SSE	4kt	E	7kt	26°C	27°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	27°C	27°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	SE	5kt	E	4kt	28°C	27°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SE	5kt	E	3kt	29°C	27°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	ESE	6kt	ESE	4kt	29°C	27°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	E	7kt	ESE	5kt	29°C	27°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	ENE	8kt	ESE	6kt	29°C	27°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	ENE	8kt	ESE	6kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	ENE	8kt	SE	6kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	ENE	8kt	SE	5kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	6kt	28°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SE	7kt	27°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	ESE	5kt	SE	8kt	26°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	SE	5kt	SE	8kt	25°C	28°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSE	7kt	25°C	28°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	28°C	0mm

Saturday

Jun 27

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.6ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 23-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	SE	5kt	S	7kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	SE	5kt	S	8kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	SE	5kt	S	9kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSW	8kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSW	8kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSW	7kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SE	4kt	SW	7kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SE	3kt	SW	6kt	25°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	3kt	SW	5kt	27°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	6s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	28°C	28°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	30°C	28°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SE	7kt	S	6kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SE	8kt	S	7kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	8kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	10kt	32°C	28°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	11kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	11kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	12kt	30°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	14kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	17kt	28°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SE	10kt	SSW	19kt	27°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSW	19kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSW	19kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	26°C	28°C	0.2mm

Sunday

Jun 28

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-1.3ft 💨 7-11kt 🌡️ 26-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	20kt	26°C	28°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	9kt	SSW	20kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	9kt	SSW	20kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	9kt	SSW	20kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SW	18kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	8kt	SW	18kt	28°C	28°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	17kt	28°C	28°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	15kt	30°C	28°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	14kt	31°C	28°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	12kt	32°C	28°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	12kt	32°C	28°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	13kt	31°C	28°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SE	10kt	SSW	13kt	31°C	28°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	10kt	SSW	14kt	31°C	28°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	11kt	SSW	15kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	11kt	SW	15kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	10kt	SW	16kt	29°C	28°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	28°C	28°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	7kt	SW	16kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	17kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	18kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	18kt	27°C	28°C	0mm

Monday

Jun 29

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 1.4-2.3ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 23-35°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SW	19kt	26°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	SSE	7kt	WSW	20kt	26°C	28°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	5s	S	7kt	W	21kt	25°C	28°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	S	6kt	W	18kt	25°C	28°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	S	5kt	W	14kt	24°C	28°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	4kt	W	11kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	5kt	W	11kt	24°C	28°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	S	5kt	W	11kt	24°C	28°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	S	5kt	W	11kt	24°C	28°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	S	5kt	W	9kt	27°C	28°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	S	5kt	W	8kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	S	4kt	W	6kt	32°C	28°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSE	4kt	WSW	7kt	33°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	SE	4kt	SW	7kt	34°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	3kt	SW	7kt	35°C	28°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	9kt	33°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	7kt	SSW	11kt	31°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	S	13kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	14kt	29°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	SSW	14kt	28°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	SW	14kt	27°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SE	6kt	WSW	11kt	26°C	28°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSE	5kt	WNW	9kt	25°C	28°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	S	3kt	NNW	6kt	24°C	28°C	1.2mm

Tuesday

Jun 30

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.6-1.4ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 23-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SSE	3kt	WNW	6kt	23°C	28°C	1.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	SE	3kt	WSW	7kt	23°C	28°C	1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	3kt	SSW	7kt	23°C	28°C	0.8mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.4ft	9s	SE	3kt	W	5kt	23°C	28°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.4ft	10s	SE	2kt	NW	4kt	23°C	28°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	10s	SE	2kt	NNE	3kt	23°C	28°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	5kt	23°C	28°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNE	7kt	23°C	28°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	5kt	NNE	9kt	23°C	28°C	0.7mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	6kt	NNE	10kt	24°C	28°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	7kt	NNE	11kt	25°C	28°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	NNE	12kt	25°C	28°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	9kt	NE	12kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	SE	10kt	NE	12kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	SE	11kt	ENE	13kt	28°C	29°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	SE	10kt	ENE	12kt	28°C	29°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	SE	10kt	ENE	12kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	SE	9kt	E	12kt	29°C	29°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SSE	9kt	E	13kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	9kt	E	14kt	27°C	29°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	8kt	E	16kt	26°C	29°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	S	9kt	ENE	17kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SSE	10kt	ENE	18kt	25°C	29°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	11kt	NE	19kt	25°C	28°C	0mm

Wednesday

Jul 1

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.3ft 💨 7-12kt 🌡️ 21-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	NE	18kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	NE	18kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	NE	18kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	8kt	NE	17kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	ESE	8kt	NNE	17kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NNE	17kt	21°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	ESE	8kt	NNE	17kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	8kt	NNE	16kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	9kt	NNE	15kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	NE	15kt	25°C	28°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	NE	14kt	27°C	28°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	11kt	NE	14kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	ENE	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	ENE	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	12kt	E	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	12kt	E	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	12kt	E	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	11kt	E	14kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	11kt	NW	15kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	11kt	SSW	16kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	10kt	E	17kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	10kt	ENE	17kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	9kt	ENE	17kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	9s	SE	9kt	ENE	16kt	24°C	28°C	0mm

Thursday

Jul 2

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 0.8-4.0ft 💨 6-12kt 🌡️ 21-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	ESE	8kt	NE	15kt	24°C	28°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NE	14kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NE	13kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNE	13kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	9s	E	6kt	NNE	12kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	8s	E	6kt	NNE	12kt	21°C	28°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	E	6kt	NNE	12kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	E	7kt	NNE	13kt	22°C	28°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	ESE	8kt	NNE	13kt	23°C	28°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	ESE	9kt	NE	13kt	25°C	28°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	ESE	9kt	NE	14kt	26°C	28°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	ESE	10kt	ENE	14kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ESE	11kt	ENE	14kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ESE	11kt	ENE	15kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ESE	12kt	ENE	15kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	ENE	15kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	ENE	16kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	ENE	16kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	ESE	11kt	E	16kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	8s	ESE	10kt	E	16kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	8s	ESE	10kt	E	17kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	10kt	E	17kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	9kt	E	16kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	9kt	E	16kt	25°C	28°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:3-10kt E

Water Temperature:27-28°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina is a fairly exposed beach break that offers pretty consistent surf year-round. It works best with offshore winds from the northwest and primarily picks up groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the southeast. The beach breaks generally favor left-hand waves, and the spot can be rideable in all seasons, making it a versatile choice for local and visiting surfers alike. The best conditions occur when a southeast swell aligns with NW offshore winds, with November often delivering the most reliable clean surf during the winter season.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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