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ICW Shoaling — Bogue Sound Narrows

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

⚠ Gale Warning
Gale Warning issued October 16 at 9:04AM EDT until October 19 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
61.7 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
158 min
arrive about 3:23 PM
Fuel, round trip
65.9 gal
44% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:32 PM · 0h 31m 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
Wind now
WSW 7 kt g11
Waves
3 ft @ 4s
Water
78°F
Air
79°F
NDBC Beaufort + Onslow Bay · 45 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

The ICW through Bogue Sound is a narrow dredged cut across broad shallow water. Stray outside the markers and you are aground in a foot of water in seconds. Sail the markers, not the plotter line.

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.