Radio Island Beach
a typical 26 ft centre console · 26 ft centre console · out of Wrightsville Beach
Distance
75.7 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
190 min
arrive about 7:17 PM
Fuel, round trip
81.1 gal
54% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:24 PM · you'd get home 244 min after dark
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 CityTonight
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 forecastWind now
N 3 kt g8
Waves
3.6 ft @ 15s
Water
74°F
NDBC Beaufort + Onslow Bay · 50 min ago
Tides
3.1 ft now, risingNext high at 17:39 · 3.5 ft
Aim for the window around high water at 05:18 or 17:39 — this spot is tide-sensitive.
NOAA 8656483 · Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · MLLW · live
What you need to know
Sheltered beach between Beaufort and Morehead with a sandy shore you can nose up to. Good fallback when the wind makes Shackleford uncomfortable.
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.