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Kure Beach Pier

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

⚠ Small Craft Advisory
Small Craft Advisory issued October 22 at 2:19PM EDT until October 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
16.6 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
54 min
arrive about 4:59 PM
Fuel, round trip
17.4 gal
12% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:30 PM · 0h 37m to spare round trip
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On the water

Surf City to Cape Fear
This 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 forecast
Waves
2.6 ft @ 13s
Water
71°F
Air
68°F
NDBC Masonboro Inlet · 36 min ago

Tides

3.6 ft now, rising
ARRIVENOW05:35 · 4.111:41 · 0.517:51 · 4.2

Next high at 17:51 · 4.2 ft


Any tide works here. High water 05:35 and 17:51, low 11:41.

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · MLLW · live

What you need to know

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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.