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Downeast Marine

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

Distance
84.5 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
210 min
arrive about 4:12 PM
Fuel, round trip
90.6 gal
60% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:31 PM · you'd get home 72 min after dark
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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 · 42 min ago

Tides

3.6 ft now, falling
ARRIVENOW05:43 · 0.912:31 · 3.618:56 · 1.2

Next low at 18:56 · 1.2 ft

Any tide works here. High water 12:31, low 05:43 and 18:56.

NOAA 8656483 · Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · MLLW · live

What you need to know

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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.