Wrightsville Beach surf report
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Wrightsville Beach is also scored for
About Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach sits on the North Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 53°F in January to 85°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in May, June, July, August, September and October — 6 months of the year — peaking around 85°F in July and dropping to about 53°F in January.
Today it is 76°F. That is 3° above the October average of 73°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Wrightsville Beach about 1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wrightsville Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 47 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 1.1 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.