BackBoater briefing

Bear Island (Hammocks Beach)

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

Distance
50.0 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
131 min
arrive about 2:53 PM
Fuel, round trip
53.3 gal
36% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:33 PM · 1h 29m to spare round trip
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Depth

Nobody has reported a depth here. This spot is tide-sensitive, so sound your way in and post what you read — we timestamp it and correct it to the datum automatically, so the next boat gets a number they can actually use.

On the water

Cape Lookout to Surf City
Today
Wind SW 10-15 ktSeas 2-3 ftInside moderate chop

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

TonightSW 15-20 kt · seas 2-4 ft
SaturdayNW 15-20 kt g25 · seas 4-6 ft
Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 7-10 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ158 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Waves
3 ft @ 4s
Water
78°F
NDBC Onslow Bay · 47 min ago

Tides

2.0 ft now, rising
ARRIVENOW01:08 · 1.707:26 · 0.513:55 · 2.220:41 · 0.9

Next high at 13:55 · 2.2 ft

Aim for the window around high water at 01:08 or 13:55 — this spot is tide-sensitive.

NOAA 8656613 · Swansboro · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Boat-in only barrier island state park, and the best beach day on this whole stretch. Anchor in the marsh channel behind it or beach on the sound side. There's a bathhouse in season — rare for a boat-in beach.

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.