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Morehead City Yacht Basin

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

Distance
74.8 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
188 min
arrive about 7:15 PM
Fuel, round trip
80.0 gal
53% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:24 PM · you'd get home 240 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 · 50 min ago

Tides


Tide data unavailable — check locally before you go.

NOAA 8656502 · Morehead City Harbor · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Deep, protected, and set up for big boats staging for offshore or the run to Beaufort. High-flow diesel, which matters if you're filling a sportfish.

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.