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Wrightsville Plunge
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Wrightsville Plunge

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States View on map
Jan 01, 2027 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

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.

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Running

Wrightsville Plunge

Jan 01, 2027 Wrightsville Plunge 12:00 PM
$35.00
Open

After Party Tickets

Jan 01, 2027 After Party Tickets 12:00 PM
$15.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wrightsville Beach, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 17.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
22.5
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on January 1, 2027 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
9h 55m

The sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 5:12 PM local time (EST) in Wrightsville Beach on January 1, 2027 — 9h 55m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 Wrightsville Beach events

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