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Swansboro Yacht Basin

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

⚠ Gale Warning
Gale Warning issued October 16 at 9:04AM EDT until October 19 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
53.0 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
138 min
arrive about 2:59 PM
Fuel, round trip
56.5 gal
38% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:33 PM · 1h 16m to spare round trip
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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

2.0 ft now, rising
ARRIVENOW01:08 · 1.707:26 · 0.513:55 · 2.220:41 · 0.9

Next high at 13:55 · 2.2 ft


Any tide works here. High water 01:08 and 13:55, low 07:26 and 20:41.

NOAA 8656613 · Swansboro · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Protected basin just off the ICW below downtown. Quieter than the Front Street docks and a short ride in.

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.