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Carolina Beach State Park Marina

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

Distance
13.6 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
47 min
arrive about 4:54 PM
Fuel, round trip
14.1 gal
9% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:30 PM · 0h 49m to spare round trip
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On the water

Surf City to Cape Fear
This Afternoon
Wind N 10 ktSeas 3-4 ft

N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 13 seconds.

TonightN 10-15 kt g20 · seas 3-4 ft
FridayNE 15-20 kt g25 · seas 3-4 ft
Friday NightNE 25-30 kt · seas 4-6 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ250 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Wind now
N 7 kt g11
Waves
2.6 ft @ 13s
Water
71°F
Air
69°F
NDBC Wrightsville Beach + Masonboro Inlet · 38 min ago

Tides


Tide data unavailable — check locally before you go.

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · MLLW · live

What you need to know

State park marina on the river side. Quiet, cheap, and the ramp is one of the better ones in the county — but the parking lot is full by 8am every summer Saturday.

Open place detailsChange

Tides unavailable (NOAA 403) · Tide curve 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.