A compact barrier island beach with a surf break at the south end.
Wrightsville Beach is in New Hanover County, North Carolina, on the Atlantic coast.
Wrightsville Beach fills a compact barrier island in New Hanover County, hemmed by Mason Inlet at the north end and Masonboro Inlet at the south. Parking is paid every day from March 1 through October 31. Pets are barred from the beach strand between April 1 and September 30, and leashed pets are welcome the rest of the year. Myrtle Beach, 72 miles down the coast, is the closest other beach Coasti covers.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Wrightsville Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Wrightsville Beach (8658163).
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Wrightsville Beach loads at the top of this page.
Wrightsville Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Wrightsville Beach is paid. Enforced daily from March 1 through October 31. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are allowed at Wrightsville Beach. No pets on the beach strand April 1 through September 30. Leashed pets are allowed the rest of the year. Leash and off-leash rules change, so check locally before you go.