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Southport Marina

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

Distance
24.8 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
73 min
arrive about 10:02 PM
Fuel, round trip
26.2 gal
17% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
—
no depth concerns here
Daylight
Sunset 7:51 PM · 20h 36m to spare round trip
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On the water

Cape Fear to Little River Inlet
Tonight
Wind SW 10-15 ktSeas 2-3 ft

SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of tstms. A chance of showers this evening, then showers likely after midnight.

SaturdaySW 10-15 kt · seas 2-3 ft
Saturday NightSW 10-15 kt g20 · seas 2-3 ft
SundayW 5-10 kt · seas 2-3 ft
NWS Coastal Waters Forecast AMZ252 · live

Happening right now

observed, not forecast
Wind now
NNE 8 kt g11
Waves
2 ft @ 9s
Water
85°F
Air
74°F
NDBC Wrightsville Beach + Masonboro Inlet · 50 min ago

Tides

1.4 ft now, falling
ARRIVENOW03:08 · 3.409:14 · 0.615:48 · 4.322:15 · 0.9

Next low at 22:15 · 0.9 ft

Any tide works here. High water 03:08 and 15:48, low 09:14 and 22:15.

NOAA 8659084 · Southport · MLLW · live

What you need to know

Big, full-service, and the standard fuel stop for anyone running the ICW through the Cape Fear. Well protected basin. Book transient in October — the snowbird migration books it solid.

Open place detailsChange

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.