A quiet day: no spot here rates Fair or better today.
Forecast updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC.
The spots
Oceanic Pier · beach break, intermediate, best on ENE/E/ESE/SE swell with W/WNW/NW wind, mid tide. Peaks on either side of Crystal Pier, the 1939 wooden pier at the Oceanic restaurant on Wrightsville's south end. East to southeast swell with a west to northwest wind…
Masonboro Inlet · beach break, intermediate, best on NE/E/SE/S swell with W/WNW/NW wind, low to mid tide. Wrightsville's South End runs up to the rock jetty on the north side of Masonboro Inlet, and swell bounces off it and peels. A south swell on the right tide gives long…
Wrightsville Beach · beach break, beginner, best on E/ESE/SE/S swell with WNW/NW/NNW wind, mid tide. Wrightsville's 4-mile beach between Mason Inlet and the Masonboro Inlet jetty breaks on shifting sandbars. Southeast and south swell from August to November with a…
Mason Inlet · beach break, intermediate, best on E/ESE/SE/SSE swell with W/WNW/NW wind, all tides. A sandbar between Wrightsville's north end and Figure Eight Island, in front of Shell Island Resort, that needs a solid east swell to break. When it does, the wide…
When to surf in Wrightsville Beach
Best months for intermediate surfers: August. The water goes from about 10 °C in February (6/5 mm hooded) to 30 °C in July (Boardshorts / rash vest). Best-known spots: Oceanic Pier, Wrightsville Beach. 1 of the 4 spots suit beginners, such as Wrightsville Beach.