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Bald Head Island Marina

a typical 26 ft centre console · 26 ft centre console · out of Wrightsville Beach

Distance
27.3 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
78 min
arrive about 2:03 PM
Fuel, round trip
28.9 gal
19% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:37 PM · 3h 16m to spare round trip
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On the water

Cape Fear to Little River Inlet
Today
Wind SW 10-15 ktGusts 20 ktSeas 2 ft

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

TonightSW 15 kt g20 · seas 2-4 ft
SaturdayN 20-25 kt · seas 3-4 ft
Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 5-7 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ252 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Waves
1.6 ft @ 9s
Water
76°F
Air
78°F
NDBC Masonboro Inlet · 45 min ago

Tides

4.4 ft now, falling
ARRIVENOW00:06 · 3.506:02 · 0.612:35 · 4.418:58 · 0.8

Next low at 18:58 · 0.8 ft

Any tide works here. High water 00:06 and 12:35, low 06:02 and 18:58.

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · MLLW · live

What you need to know

No cars on the island — you rent a golf cart at the dock. Protected harbor, but the run across the Cape Fear from Southport gets sporty when wind opposes tide.

Open place detailsChange

Forecast, observations and tides are live from NOAA, the National Weather Service and NDBC. Run time, fuel, depth and daylight are calculated from your boat profile. Planning aid only — not for navigation. Carry current charts.