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Moore Street Dock

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory
Small Craft Advisory issued October 22 at 3:15PM EDT until October 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
53.5 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
139 min
arrive about 6:24 PM
Fuel, round trip
57.1 gal
38% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:26 PM · you'd get home 137 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 · 47 min ago

Tides

1.3 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

Two free small-boat slips right at the foot of Moore Street. Small craft only, and they go fast on a summer weekend — the Church Street dock is the fallback for anything bigger.

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.