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Smoke on the Water

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

⚠ Coastal Flood Advisory
Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 22 at 2:07PM EDT until October 22 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Live · National Weather Service
Distance
8.7 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
36 min
arrive about 4:42 PM
Fuel, round trip
8.9 gal
6% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 6:30 PM · 1h 12m 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
Wind now
N 7 kt g11
Waves
2.6 ft @ 13s
Water
71°F
Air
69°F
NDBC Wrightsville Beach + Masonboro Inlet · 37 min ago

Tides


Tide data unavailable — check locally before you go.

NOAA 8658120 · Wilmington · MLLW · live

What you need to know

In Riverlights Marina Village. Marina-accessible, but confirm the current dock arrangement before you plan the trip around it.

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.