Best Time to Ride · Cape Hatteras – Canadian Hole vs Wrightsville Beach
Cape Hatteras – Canadian Hole vs Wrightsville Beach: which is better for SUP?
Cape Hatteras – Canadian Hole or Wrightsville Beach? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Cape Hatteras – Canadian Hole has bigger waves in 9 of 12 months.
- Wrightsville Beach has warmer water in 8 of 12 months.
- Best months at Cape Hatteras – Canadian Hole: January–March, December.
- Best months at Wrightsville Beach: January–April, September–December.
- 241 km apart.
Cape Hatteras – Canadian HoleNorth Carolina, United StatesWave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.51.41.51.31.21111.31.31.31.4
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND121115192225282726221814
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Wrightsville BeachNorth Carolina (New Hanover County), United StatesWave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.31.31.31.21.11111.21.21.21.3
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND121114192226292927231914
Best time to go →Wave height: average daily maximum. Water: average sea surface temperature.