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West Marine

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

Distance
2.4 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
21 min
arrive about 1:01 PM
Fuel, round trip
2.1 gal
1% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:36 PM · 5h 13m 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 · 41 min ago

Tides

4.4 ft now, rising
ARRIVENOW00:01 · 3.605:44 · 1.012:43 · 4.418:43 · 1.4

Next high at 12:43 · 4.4 ft

Any tide works here. High water 00:01 and 12:43, low 05:44 and 18:43.

NOAA 8658145 · Shinn Point, ICWW · 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.