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Casper's Marina

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

Distance
53.3 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
138 min
arrive about 6:25 PM
Fuel, round trip
56.9 gal
38% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:26 PM · you'd get home 138 min after dark
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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
Wind now
N 3 kt g8
Waves
3.6 ft @ 15s
Water
74°F
NDBC Beaufort + Onslow Bay · 49 min ago

Tides

1.4 ft now, rising
ARRIVENOW00:44 · 0.706:37 · 1.913:02 · 0.619:02 · 2.0

Next high at 19:02 · 2.0 ft


Any tide works here. High water 06:37 and 19:02, low 00:44 and 13:02.

NOAA 8656613 · Swansboro · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Right in downtown Swansboro, walk to everything. The White Oak River current runs through the docks harder than people expect — spring lines on, always.

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.