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South End, Wrightsville Beach Surf Report & Forecast, NC

South End, 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.

Poor

2 ft

knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the north-northwest at 5 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:13 amrating through the daylast light 5:37 pm
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 52°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:11 pm

South End, Wrightsville Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at South End, Wrightsville Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at South End, Wrightsville Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:11 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at South End, Wrightsville Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 South End, Wrightsville Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.3 ft
7 am2 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.8 ft
8 amnow2 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.9 ft
9 am2 ftPoorcalm4.4 ft
10 am2 ftPoorcalm3.5 ft
11 am2 ftPoorcalm2.5 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (S)1.6 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 110.9 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 130.6 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 150.9 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 171.5 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 162.4 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 143.2 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)3.9 ft
7 am2 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)4.6 ft
8 am2 ftPoorcalm5.0 ft
9 am2 ftPoorcalm4.8 ft
10 am2 ftPoorcalm4.3 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (SSW)3.4 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 112.4 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 141.6 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 151.1 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 181.0 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 191.3 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 182.1 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 152.9 ft

South End, Wrightsville Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 8 am, sets at South End, Wrightsville Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 208 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
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 208 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
14% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

South End, Wrightsville Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at South End, Wrightsville Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 19 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

South End, Wrightsville Beach 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 weekend2461–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–2Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–2Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 182–3Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25

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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
South End, Wrightsville Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE4 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 132 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.2 ft · 10 s · ESEcalm9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 157 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor1.2 ft · 4 s · SW13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 1818 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 294 pm
Fri, Nov 13flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 6 s · SSE13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1914 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 197 am
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.1 ft · 3 s · NNE14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1917 mph offshore (NW), gusts 256 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 3 s · NNE10 mph offshore (NNW)11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 167 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.4 ft · 8 s · ESE9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 149 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 144 pm
Tue, Nov 171–2 ftPoor—12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2012 mph cross-shore (NNE)1 pm
Wed, Nov 181–2 ftPoor—14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2714 mph cross-shore (NNE)4 pm
Thu, Nov 192–3 ftPoor—14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2614 mph cross-shore (NNE)4 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25Days 11–16 for South End, Wrightsville Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

South End, Wrightsville Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at South End, Wrightsville Beach 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.

Tide height at South End, Wrightsville Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 4.9 ft, fallingLow 0.3 ft1:07 amHigh 4.9 ft7:34 amLow 0.6 ft2:01 pmHigh 3.9 ft7:46 pmLow 0.6 ft1:47 amHigh 5.0 ft8:13 amLow 1.0 ft2:42 pmHigh 3.9 ft8:24 pmLow 0.9 ft2:28 amHigh 4.9 ft8:52 amLow 1.0 ft3:28 pmHigh 3.7 ft9:10 pmLow 1.1 ft3:05 am
Tide height at South End, Wrightsville Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

South End, Wrightsville Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 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 11Low 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 12Low 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 13Low 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 14Low 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 15Low 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 16Low 1.3 ft at 5:40 amHigh 4.1 ft at 11:59 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:37 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 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.

South End, Wrightsville Beach water temperature

The water temperature at South End, Wrightsville Beach is about 68°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 52°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 64 and 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 68 degrees, 3/2; 64 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 South End, Wrightsville Beach

Spots near South End, Wrightsville Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.South End, Wrightsville BeachCrystal PierBlockade RunnerMasonboro IslandColumbia StreetJohnnie Mercer's PierMason's Inlet

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About South End, Wrightsville Beach

South End, Wrightsville Beach is a jetty in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called Masonboro Inlet Jetty.

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