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Carolina Beach State Park Marina

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

Distance
13.6 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
47 min
arrive about 1:32 PM
Fuel, round trip
14.1 gal
9% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:37 PM · 4h 18m to spare round trip
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On the water

Surf City to Cape Fear
Today
Wind SW 10-15 ktGusts 20 ktSeas 2-3 ft

SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.

TonightSW 15 kt g20 · seas 3-4 ft
SaturdayN 20-25 kt · seas 3-4 ft
Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 5-8 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ250 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Waves
1.6 ft @ 9s
Water
76°F
Air
80°F
NDBC Wrightsville Beach + 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

State park marina on the river side. Quiet, cheap, and the ramp is one of the better ones in the county — but the parking lot is full by 8am every summer Saturday.

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.