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New River Inlet

Second Wind · 26' Sailfish 268 CC · out of Wrightsville Beach

Distance
36.0 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
98 min
arrive about 10:27 PM
Fuel, round trip
38.3 gal
26% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 7:49 PM · 19h 43m to spare round trip
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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

Cape Lookout to Surf City
Tonight
Wind S 10 ktSeas 2-3 ftInside light chop

S winds around 10 kt, becoming SW late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late.

SaturdayS 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft
Saturday NightSW 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft
SundayW 10-15 kt · seas 2-4 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ158 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Waves
3 ft @ 4s
Water
86°F
NDBC Onslow Bay · 23 min ago

Tides

Next low at 22:18 · 0.8 ft

Aim for the window around high water at 02:42 or 15:36 — this spot is tide-sensitive.

NOAA 8657167 · New River Inlet · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Shifts constantly and the ICW crossing at the inlet is one of the shallowest spots on this whole stretch. Run it near high water and get a current depth report first.

Open place detailsChange

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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.