Wrightsville Beach, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Wed
Aug 12
Partly Cloudy
Close Hourly
92º / 76º 15% WSW 10 mph 66%
8am Partly Cloudy 79º 6% W 6 mph 78%
9am Partly Cloudy 80º 6% WNW 6 mph 77%
10am Mostly Sunny 83º 1% WNW 7 mph 71%
11am Mostly Sunny 85º 1% W 7 mph 68%
12pm Sunny 87º 1% W 7 mph 62%
1pm Mostly Sunny 89º 1% WSW 6 mph 59%
2pm Partly Cloudy 90º 15% SW 7 mph 58%
3pm Partly Cloudy 89º 15% SSW 10 mph 60%
4pm Partly Cloudy 88º 15% SW 9 mph 63%
5pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% SW 9 mph 65%
6pm Partly Cloudy 87º 15% SW 8 mph 65%
7pm Partly Cloudy 87º 16% SW 7 mph 66%
8pm Partly Cloudy 85º 15% SW 8 mph 72%
9pm Partly Cloudy 84º 15% SW 7 mph 74%
10pm Partly Cloudy 83º 15% WSW 6 mph 77%
11pm Partly Cloudy 82º 7% WSW 6 mph 80%
Thu
Aug 13
Mostly Sunny
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92º / 79º 8% SW 13 mph 70%
12am Mostly Clear 80º 8% WSW 6 mph 82%
1am Partly Cloudy 80º 10% WSW 6 mph 84%
2am Partly Cloudy 79º 9% WSW 6 mph 86%
3am Clear 79º 7% WSW 6 mph 87%
4am Clear 78º 8% WSW 5 mph 90%
5am Clear 78º 8% WSW 5 mph 91%
6am Clear 77º 8% WSW 5 mph 92%
7am Mostly Sunny 77º 8% WSW 5 mph 94%
8am Mostly Sunny 79º 6% WSW 6 mph 88%
9am Sunny 82º 4% W 6 mph 78%
10am Mostly Sunny 85º 2% WSW 5 mph 68%
11am Mostly Sunny 88º 1% SW 6 mph 62%
12pm Sunny 90º 1% SW 6 mph 61%
1pm Mostly Sunny 90º 1% SSW 9 mph 61%
2pm Sunny 90º 3% SSW 11 mph 63%
3pm Mostly Sunny 90º 3% S 12 mph 63%
4pm Partly Cloudy 89º 6% SSW 13 mph 66%
5pm Mostly Sunny 88º 3% SSW 12 mph 67%
6pm Mostly Sunny 88º 4% SSW 12 mph 70%
7pm Mostly Sunny 86º 5% SSW 11 mph 74%
8pm Partly Cloudy 85º 4% SW 10 mph 77%
9pm Mostly Clear 84º 5% SW 9 mph 80%
10pm Mostly Clear 83º 5% SW 8 mph 81%
11pm Partly Cloudy 83º 6% SW 7 mph 84%
Fri
Aug 14
Partly Cloudy
View Hourly
91º / 80º 24% SSW 12 mph 76%
12am Partly Cloudy 82º 6% SW 7 mph 85%
1am Partly Cloudy 82º 9% SW 6 mph 86%
2am Partly Cloudy 81º 8% SW 6 mph 89%
3am Partly Cloudy 81º 9% SW 6 mph 90%
4am Partly Cloudy 80º 8% SW 6 mph 90%
5am Partly Cloudy 81º 15% SW 6 mph 91%
6am Partly Cloudy 80º 22% SW 6 mph 92%
7am Partly Cloudy 80º 8% SW 5 mph 91%
Sat
Aug 15
PM Thunderstorms 90º / 78º 59% SW 8 mph 77%
Sun
Aug 16
Scattered Thunderstorms 89º / 80º 35% SE 9 mph 77%
Mon
Aug 17
Mostly Sunny 93º / 80º 15% WSW 10 mph 71%
Tue
Aug 18
PM Thunderstorms 91º / 78º 44% SSW 9 mph 72%
Wed
Aug 19
Scattered Thunderstorms 88º / 79º 47% ESE 10 mph 75%

Weather Radar for Wrightsville Beach, NC See Radar

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Wrightsville Beach, NC

Wednesday
High : 88ºF
WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 79ºF
SW wind around 7 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday
High : 88ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 82ºF
SSW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday
High : 90ºF
SSW wind 8 to 12 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 80ºF
SW wind 8 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday
High : 86ºF
NNE wind 7 to 9 kt becoming E in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday Night
Low : 78ºF
E wind 6 to 9 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Sunday
High : 87ºF
NE wind 6 to 9 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Wrightsville Beach, NC

    WednesdayThursdayFriday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 67986566131076
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    MPH 67986566131076
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    Current Weather Conditions In Wrightsville Beach, NC

    As Of: 5 minutes ago

    • 79ºF
    • 84ºF
    • 6mph
    • 0º (W)
    • 6mph
    • Partly Cloudy
    • 10mi
    • 29.95"
    • 78%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Wrightsville Beach, NC is Partly Cloudy. The current temperature is 79°F, and the expected high and low for today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, are 92° high temperature and 76°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 6 miles per hour, and coming from the West. The wind is gusting to 6 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 84° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 6 percent, with current humidity at 78 percent, and air pressure at 29.95 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Heat Advisory - 1:57am Wed Aug 12 2026

    ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Heat index values up to 105 expected.

    WHERE: Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
    Carolina.

    WHEN: From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

    IMPACTS: Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
    illnesses.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
    the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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