BackBoater briefing

Kure Beach Pier

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

⚠ Gale Warning
Gale Warning issued October 16 at 2:21AM EDT until October 19 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
16.6 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
54 min
arrive about 1:33 PM
Fuel, round trip
17.4 gal
12% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:37 PM · 4h 10m to spare round trip
☀️

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
78°F
NDBC Masonboro Inlet · 40 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

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.