Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Wrightsville Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Wrightsville Beach (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
Wrightsville Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 17:00–19:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 30–41 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 27–45 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 27–53 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 36–54 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑E | 37–52 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑E | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 31–47 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑E | 17–32 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 15–18 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑E | 13–17 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑E | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑E | 12–16 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 13–24 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 13–21 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 14–18 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑ESE | 11–13 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Wrightsville Beach
Open the waves map centred on Wrightsville Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Wrightsville Beach
Water temperature in Wrightsville Beach · Tides in Wrightsville Beach · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Wrightsville Beach today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 7 s from E, swell 0.9 m · 7 s E (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Wrightsville Beach?
- Wind 30 km/h from NE: cross-shore for a beach facing ESE.
- When is the best time to surf Wrightsville Beach today?
- 17:00–19:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Wrightsville Beach?
- 21.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Cape Hatteras 238 km · Folly Beach 265 km · Nags Head 278 km · Virginia Beach 338 km · Ocean City Maryland 520 km · Jacksonville Beach 551 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Wrightsville Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.