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Wrightsville Plunge

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States

calendar_today 01 Jan, 2027

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About the Event

Celebrate 12 Years of Plunging for Purpose

Join us at Wrightsville Beach on January 1st and kick off your New Year by Plungin' for a Purpose!

The 12th Annual Wrightsville Plunge benefits Communities In Schools of Cape Fear, which works to help keep kids in school, and on the path to graduation. Its a great way to support our region's youth, and have a blast at the same time!

Registration includes a free shuttle from Wrightsville Beach Park, fun photo ops, a costume contest, and your choice of a long-sleeve tee, short-sleeve tee, beanie, or trucker hat.

Races Offered

After Party Tickets

Jan 01, 2027

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Distance — After Party Tickets

terrain

Type — Running

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12:00

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$15.00

Wrightsville Plunge

Jan 01, 2027

straighten

Distance — Wrightsville Plunge

terrain

Type — Running

timer

12:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Wrightsville Beach.

thermostat Temperature

4.4° / 12.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

0.2° / 9.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 41m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.9 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

70.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:14

nightlight Sunset

18:24

About Wrightsville Beach

Learn more about the host city, Wrightsville Beach.

Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area. The population was 2,473 at the 2020 census. The town consists of a 4.6-mile (7 km) long beach island, an interior island called Harbor Island. It served as a filming location of Dawson's Creek, "The Summer I Turned Pretty". The movie Weekend at Bernie's was also partially filmed in Wrightsville Beach.