BackBoater briefing

Bear Island (Hammocks Beach)

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

Distance
50.0 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
131 min
arrive about 6:17 PM
Fuel, round trip
53.3 gal
36% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:26 PM · you'd get home 122 min after dark
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Depth

Nobody has reported a depth here. This spot is tide-sensitive, so sound your way in and post what you read — we timestamp it and correct it to the datum automatically, so the next boat gets a number they can actually use.

On the water

Cape Lookout to Surf City
Tonight
Wind N 10-15 ktSeas 3-5 ftInside moderate chop

N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 1 ft at 3 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

FridayN 10-15 kt g25 · seas 4-6 ft
Friday NightNE 20-25 kt g30 · seas 5-8 ft
SaturdayNE 20-25 kt g30 · seas 5-8 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ158 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Waves
3.6 ft @ 15s
Water
74°F
NDBC Onslow Bay · 1 hour ago

Tides

Tide data unavailable — check locally before you go.

NOAA 8656613 · Swansboro · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Boat-in only barrier island state park, and the best beach day on this whole stretch. Anchor in the marsh channel behind it or beach on the sound side. There's a bathhouse in season — rare for a boat-in beach.

Open place detailsChange

Tide curve unavailable (NOAA 403) · Tides unavailable (NOAA 403)

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.