Masonboro Island
a typical 26 ft centre console · 26 ft centre console · out of Wrightsville Beach
Distance
2.8 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
22 min
arrive about 4:29 PM
Fuel, round trip
2.6 gal
2% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:29 PM · 1h 37m to spare round trip
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
Surf City to Cape FearThis 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 forecastWind 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
3.9 ft now, risingNext high at 17:38 · 4.3 ft
Aim for the window around high water at 05:08 or 17:38 — this spot is tide-sensitive.
NOAA 8658145 · Shinn Point, ICWW · MLLW · live
What you need to know
The one everybody goes to. Anchor bow-out on the ICW side of the north end, walk over to the ocean beach. No facilities, no trash cans — pack it out. Gets shoulder-to-shoulder by 11am on a Saturday.
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.