C Street Wrightsville Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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C Street Wrightsville Beach is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the SE, with strong wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | SE |
| Best wind | strong wind from the N |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 1.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 5s |
| Swell direction | SSE (165°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41110 (6 mi away) |
| Wind | 4 kt from the N — NDBC JMPN7 (0 mi away) |
C Street Wrightsville Beach 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for C Street Wrightsville Beach from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 26 | 2 ft | 9s ESE | 9 kt SE |
| Thu Aug 27 | 2–3 ft | 6s SSE | 12 kt SSW |
| Fri Aug 28 | 2–3 ft | 7s SE | 11 kt SW |
| Sat Aug 29 | 2 ft | 8s ESE | 6 kt NE |
| Sun Aug 30 | 2 ft | 8s ESE | 8 kt E |
| Mon Aug 31 | 2 ft | 7s ESE | 12 kt SSW |
| Tue Sep 1 | 2–3 ft | 8s ESE | 14 kt SW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8658163 (Wrightsville Beach), the nearest tide station (0 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 06:05 — Low 0.473 ft
- 2026-06-06 12:15 — High 3.341 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:02 — Low 0.779 ft
- 2026-06-07 00:33 — High 4.013 ft
- 2026-06-07 06:55 — Low 0.442 ft
- 2026-06-07 13:01 — High 3.543 ft
Frequently asked
Is C Street Wrightsville Beach working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), C Street Wrightsville Beach is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the S is off its ideal SE direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the N.
Is C Street Wrightsville Beach good for beginners?
C Street Wrightsville Beach is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. It also tends to be best when the wind is up, which adds chop, so pick a calmer day while you're still learning. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for C Street Wrightsville Beach?
C Street Wrightsville Beach tends to be best on a high outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for C Street Wrightsville Beach?
The best swell direction for C Street Wrightsville Beach is from the southeast (SE). Swell arriving from the southeast lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for C Street Wrightsville Beach?
C Street Wrightsville Beach is most often good with strong wind from the north (N) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for C Street Wrightsville Beach come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41110) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Wrightsville Beach). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether C Street Wrightsville Beach is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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