Surf Forecast Matrices Wrightsville Beach

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Wrightsville Beach, NC

Date                    Mon 08/18                               Tue 08/19
EDT 3hrly          23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14

Rip Current Risk                High High High High                     High High High
Rip Probability    29   14   19   52   62   34   39   76   94   89   88   97   99   97
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    2    3    1    3    3    4    4    6    6    7    7
Dom Period (s)      7    7    7   15   15   14   13   13   12   16   16   15   15   15
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   10   10   20   20   40
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None  Low  Mod
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr Mclr Mclr  Clr  Clr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        81   79   77   77   83   84   84   83   81   81   79   78   81   82
Heat Index         85                  88   91   92   89   87   86             86   89
Wind (mph)         S3   W2  NW5  NW6  SW6   S8   S9  SE9   E9  NE8 NE10 NE13 NE14 NE16
Wind Gust                                                                           21
Longshore        Weak Weak None None None None None None None Weak  Mod  Mod  ModStrng
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod


Date                    Wed 08/20           Thu 08/21           Fri 08/22
EDT 6hrly          20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    97   99   99   99   98   99   92   97   66   91   47   83
Surf Height (ft)    9    8    9   10   11   11    8    7    6    5    5    5
Dom Period (s)     15   15   15   15   16   15   14   13   13   12   12   11
Chance Precip      10   10   20   40   10   10   10   20   20   20   30   30
TSTM Potential   None None None  Mod None None None  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        81   79   77   82   82   78   76   82   81   78   76   79
Heat Index         87             88   87             86   86               
Wind (mph)       NE15 NE14  N17 NE18  N17  N15  N15  N15  N12  NE9 NE10  E12
Wind Gust                    22   23   22   20   21                         
Longshore       Strng  ModStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrng  Mod Weak  Mod None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Wrightsville Beach

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