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Blockade Runner Surf Report, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Blockade Runner, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 8 mph offshore wind from the northwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm.

Fair

2–3 ft

waist high

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the northwest at 8 mph, offshore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:37 pm
Swell
1.7 ft · 11 s · ESE
Wind
8 mph (NW), gusts 13offshore
Tide
1.3 ft risinghigh 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm
Water
68°F2mm springsuit
Air
71°Ffeels like 69°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:11 pm

Blockade Runner surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Blockade Runner: 10 am, Good, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Blockade Runner today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460362–3 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:11 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Blockade Runner tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460362–2 ft6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Blockade Runner: 12 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 164.9 ft
7 am2 ftFair10 mph offshore (W), gusts 155.1 ft
8 am2 ftGood10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 164.7 ft
9 am2 ftGood10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 164.0 ft
10 am2–3 ftGood10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 163.0 ft
11 am2 ftGood9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 152.0 ft
12 pm2–3 ftGood8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 141.1 ft
1 pm2–3 ftFair8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 130.7 ft
2 pm2–3 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 120.8 ft
3 pmnow2 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 131.3 ft
4 pm2 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 132.2 ft
5 pm2 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 123.0 ft
6 pm2 ftFair7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 123.7 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor to Fair4 mph offshore (NNW)4.3 ft
7 am2 ftFair4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.8 ft
8 am2 ftFaircalm4.8 ft
9 am2 ftFaircalm4.4 ft
10 am2 ftFaircalm3.5 ft
11 am2 ftFair4 mph cross-shore (SW)2.5 ft
12 pm2 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (SSW)1.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 130.9 ft
2 pm2 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 160.6 ft
3 pm2 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 170.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 191.5 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 192.4 ft
6 pm2 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 173.2 ft

Blockade Runner waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Blockade Runner arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 154 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
Lulls
about 154 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
16% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Blockade Runner surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Blockade Runner: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Blockade Runner surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: FairWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–0Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Blockade Runner are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Blockade Runner 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftGood1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 167 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1210 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftFair1.3 ft · 11 s · ESEcalm10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1612 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftFair1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE5 mph offshore (NW)7 mph cross-shore (SSW)7 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor1.2 ft · 5 s · SSW13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 1816 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 236 am
Fri, Nov 13flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 7 s · S14 mph offshore (WNW)19 mph offshore (WNW)10 am
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 12 s · ESE16 mph offshore (NW)16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 216 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.1 ft · 2 s · NE11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1710 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 167 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.9 ft · 3 s · NNE9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 144 mph cross-shore (N)1 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 1410 mph cross-shore (NNE)1 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1912 mph cross-shore (NNE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Blockade Runner are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Blockade Runner tide chart and tide times

Tides at Blockade Runner today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:30 am, high 5.1 ft at 6:54 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:22 pm and high 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.

Tide height at Blockade Runner, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.3 ft, risingLow 0.3 ft12:30 amHigh 5.1 ft6:54 amLow 0.7 ft1:22 pmHigh 4.0 ft7:06 pmLow 0.5 ft1:10 amHigh 4.9 ft7:35 amLow 0.6 ft2:02 pmHigh 3.8 ft7:47 pmLow 0.6 ft1:48 amHigh 4.9 ft8:14 amLow 0.9 ft2:42 pmHigh 3.9 ft8:26 pmLow 1.0 ft2:26 am
Tide height at Blockade Runner, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Blockade Runner tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.3 ft at 12:30 amHigh 5.1 ft at 6:54 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:22 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 7:06 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.5 ft at 1:10 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:02 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:47 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.6 ft at 1:48 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:26 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 1.0 ft at 2:26 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:33 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:13 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.9 ft at 3:02 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:37 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:48 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.2 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:16 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:41 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.9 ft at 4:45 amHigh 3.9 ft at 11:08 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:38 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 1.1 ft at 5:37 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:57 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:39 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 3.3 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:38 amHigh 3.9 ft at 12:49 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Blockade Runner water temperature

The water temperature at Blockade Runner is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and an 8 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 68 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 63 to 68 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood68°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Blockade Runner

Spots near Blockade Runner with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Blockade RunnerColumbia StreetCrystal PierSouth End, Wrightsville BeachJohnnie Mercer's PierMasonboro IslandMason's Inlet

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About Blockade Runner

Blockade Runner is a beach break in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called Blockade Runner Hotel.

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