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Wrightsville Beach Park, North Carolina

Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Wrightsville Beach Park

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 7 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate10.8 mi
  • Ozone31Good39 ppb10.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)21Good10.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wrightsville Beach Park

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wrightsville Beach Park, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 2 PM.

SatSun
Wrightsville Beach Park from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 1:40 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 5 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.Sirius110120130SE140Facing SE 126°Wind 8 mphfrom SW, along the beach
Looking SE from the sand at 1:40 AM, night, clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 5 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SE 126°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal New Hanover, and the waves at buoy 41013, 53.9 mi away.

Saturday

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
1 to 3 feet
Water temperature
In the mid 70s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals

Wave height
3.9 ft
Period
5 s
From
WSW (237°)
Swell
1.3 ft at 10 s from S
Wind waves
3.6 ft at 5 s from SW
Water
79 °F
Read
Sat 1:20 AM
Distance
53.9 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 41013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 1:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat3.9 ftWave height at buoy 41013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.3 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 1:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonFriNoon3.9 ft
Significant wave height from 1.3 ft to 3.9 ft; 3.9 ft at Sat 1:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 1:20 AM3.9 ft5 sWSW (237°)
Sat 12:50 AM3.9 ft5 sSW (229°)
Fri 11:50 PM3.6 ft4 sSW (228°)
Fri 10:50 PM3.3 ft4 sSW (226°)
Fri 9:50 PM3.0 ft4 sSW (234°)
Fri 8:50 PM2.6 ft3 sSW (231°)
Fri 7:50 PM2.3 ft4 sWSW (240°)
Fri 6:50 PM2.3 ft3 sSW (236°)
Fri 5:50 PM2.0 ft9 sE (92°)
Fri 4:50 PM2.0 ft9 sESE (122°)
Fri 3:50 PM2.0 ft13 sSE (129°)
Fri 2:50 PM2.0 ft8 sESE (115°)
Fri 1:50 PM2.0 ft9 sESE (114°)
Fri 12:50 PM2.0 ft8 sESE (117°)
Fri 11:50 AM2.0 ft14 sESE (117°)
Fri 10:50 AM2.3 ft4 sWSW (245°)
Fri 9:50 AM2.0 ft4 sWSW (248°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.0 ft4 sSW (236°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.3 ft4 sWSW (237°)
Fri 6:50 AM2.0 ft14 sSE (134°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.0 ft4 sWSW (241°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft7 sESE (121°)
Fri 3:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (106°)
Fri 2:50 AM2.0 ft8 sESE (119°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal New Hanover, including Wrightsville Beach, Masonboro Island, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Fort Fisher. Issued 7:43 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastSaturdaySunday
Rip current riskLowHigh
Surf height1 to 3 feet5 to 8 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 70s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
Waterspout riskNoneNone
WeatherMostly cloudy. ShowersPartly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 60s
WindsBreezy. North winds around 15 mph, increasing to around 25 mph in the afternoonWindy. North winds around 30 mph
RemarksStrong north to south longshore currentStrong north to south longshore current
TidesMercer PierHigh, 12:54 PMMercer PierLow, 7:07 AMHigh, 1:41 PM
Monday
High rip current risk. Surf height 5 to 8 feet. Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
Tuesday
Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 20 mph
Wednesday
Low rip current risk. Surf height 2 to 4 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs around 70. North winds around 20 mph

Beach

County
New Hanover County
State
North Carolina
Latitude
34.2150° N
Longitude
77.8062° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wrightsville Beach Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station GW1049GW1049

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Wilmington IntlILM

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Wilmington 5.4 ENC-NH-113

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/37 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Wilmington 7 SEWLMN7

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wilmington 7 SE (WLMN7), 6.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:15. measured daily

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