Wrightsville Beach · New Hanover County · North Carolina
Columbia Street Surf Report, Wrightsville Beach, NC
Columbia Street, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.6 ft at 2:01 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.1 ft · 11 s · SE
- Wind
- 5 mph (NNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.9 ft fallinglow 0.6 ft at 2:01 pm
- Water
- 68°F3/2
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 51°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:11 pm
Columbia Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Columbia Street: 7 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
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 Columbia Street: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 amnow | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 11 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 2.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 2.9 ft |
Columbia Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Columbia Street arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 188 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 9% 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.
Columbia Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Columbia Street: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 19 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Columbia Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 10 s · ESE | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 4 s · SW | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 6 s · S | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 14 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.1 ft · 3 s · NNE | 14 mph offshore (NW) | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 2 s · NNE | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 11 mph offshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 3 s · NE | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 27 | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 26 | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Columbia Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Columbia Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at Columbia Street today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.3 ft at 1:07 am, high 4.9 ft at 7:34 am, low 0.6 ft at 2:01 pm and high 3.9 ft at 7:46 pm. At 8 am the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.
Columbia Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:07 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:01 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 7:46 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:47 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:13 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:28 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:52 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:05 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:38 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:51 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:54 amHigh 4.7 ft at 10:18 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:46 amHigh 4.3 ft at 11:07 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 11:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:40 amHigh 4.1 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:37 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.6 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:38 amHigh 4.1 ft at 12:49 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Columbia Street water temperature
The water temperature at Columbia Street is about 68°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 51°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 68°F.
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 Columbia Street
- Johnnie Mercer's Pier0.4 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Blockade Runner0.6 mi SW · 2 ft · Fair
- Crystal Pier1.3 mi SW · 2 ft · Fair
- South End, Wrightsville Beach1.5 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Mason's Inlet2.6 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
- Masonboro Island3.0 mi SSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Columbia Street
Columbia Street is a beach break in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called C Street.
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