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Taylor Creek Anchorage

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

Distance
77.2 nm
from Wrightsville Beach
Run time
194 min
arrive about 7:21 PM
Fuel, round trip
82.7 gal
55% of your 150 gal
Under the keel
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no depth reports yet
Daylight
Sunset 6:24 PM · you'd get home 251 min after dark
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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 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 forecast
Wind 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, rising
ARRIVENOW05:18 · 3.311:23 · 0.717:39 · 3.523:44 · 0.6

Next 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

Free anchoring across from Front Street with the horses on Carrot Island. The current reverses hard and boats swing on their own schedule — use plenty of scope and check your set.

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.