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Wrightsville Beach Fishing Forecast

Wrightsville Beach is a HOLD today — bite score 50/100. It is fishable but marginal — pick your window. Best day this week: Wed, 4 Nov at 68/100.

Updated Sunday, November 1, 2026 · Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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7-DAY BITE OUTLOOK

7-day bite outlook for Wrightsville Beach: Sun 50 out of 100, Mon 65 out of 100, Tue 65 out of 100, Wed 68 out of 100, Thu 68 out of 100, Fri 65 out of 100, Sat 65 out of 100 50SunHOLD65MonHOLD65TueHOLD68WedHOLD68ThuHOLD65FriHOLD65SatHOLD

Daily bite score (0–100) and GO / HOLD / WAIT verdict for Wrightsville Beach, built from wind, swell, water temperature and rain. Higher is better. Swell shown for this open-coast location.

DayVerdictScoreWindSwellRainTemp
Sun, 1 Nov today HOLD 50/100 18 mph NE 3.4ft 3% 67.8°F
Mon, 2 Nov HOLD 65/100 15 mph NE 3.3ft 5% 69.6°F
Tue, 3 Nov HOLD 65/100 13 mph ENE 3.1ft 1% 75.6°F
Wed, 4 Nov HOLD 68/100 12 mph ENE 3.2ft 9% 76.8°F
Thu, 5 Nov HOLD 68/100 10 mph SSE 3.2ft 40% 78.3°F
Fri, 6 Nov HOLD 65/100 11 mph WSW 3.7ft 14% 78.3°F
Sat, 7 Nov HOLD 65/100 11 mph W 3.0ft 9% 73.2°F

BEST DAY THIS WEEK

Wed, 4 Nov
68/100 · HOLD

The best window this week for Wrightsville Beach looks like Wed, 4 Nov — wind around 12 mph, 3.2ft swell, 9% rain. If you can only get out once, this is the day to aim for.

Wrightsville Beach FISHING CONDITIONS TODAY

Current fishing conditions for Wrightsville Beach (Sunday, November 1, 2026). These inputs drive the bite score above — wind, swell, water temperature, rain probability and solunar timing all feed the forecast model.

Wind
18 mph
from NE
Swell
3.4ft
6 s period
Water temp
68.2°F
sea surface
Air temp
67.8°F
low <span data-u="temp" data-v="11.9">53.4°F</span>
Rain chance
3 %
0.0 mm

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active around Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in November. Always check current North Carolina regulations and bag and size limits before you keep anything.

RedfishSpeckled troutSheepsheadSpanish mackerelBlack drum

Wrightsville Beach target species

The fish Wrightsville Beach anglers chase year-round, inshore and off:

Red drumSpeckled troutFlounderSpanish mackerelKing mackerel

FISHING WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH

Wrightsville Beach gives Wilmington anglers a fast route to both the marsh and the ocean: Masonboro Inlet and the surrounding sound system are prime fall flounder and redfish water, while the nearshore artificial reefs off the beach turn on for Spanish and king mackerel through summer. The jetty at the inlet is a popular land-based spot for trout and drum on a moving tide. Run a little further and the Gulf Stream ledges off the Cape Fear coast open up the dolphin and wahoo bite.

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