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Southport Marina

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

Distance
24.8 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
73 min
arrive about 1:57 PM
Fuel, round trip
26.2 gal
17% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:37 PM · 3h 27m to spare round trip
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On the water

Cape Fear to Little River Inlet
Today
Wind SW 10-15 ktGusts 20 ktSeas 2 ft

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

TonightSW 15 kt g20 · seas 2-4 ft
SaturdayN 20-25 kt · seas 3-4 ft
Saturday NightN 25-30 kt g40 · seas 5-7 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ252 · 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

Big, full-service, and the standard fuel stop for anyone running the ICW through the Cape Fear. Well protected basin. Book transient in October — the snowbird migration books it solid.

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.