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Coquina Beach

Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Coquina Beach 1 photo

  • Long exposure photo of the coquina rock jetty near Longboat Pass Florida.

    Long exposure photo of the coquina rock jetty near Longboat Pass Florida.. Gregory Urbano from St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
6.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph N
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am2213
6.5Good9 am2315
6.2Good10 am2717
6.6Good11 am2314
6.5Good12 pm2214
6.7Good1 pm2214
6.9Good2 pm1912
6.6Good3 pm2113
5.9Good4 pm3019
5.8Good5 pm3220
5.4Fair6 pm3421
Sat
5.3Fair8 am3723
5.5Good9 am3522
5.4Fair10 am3824
5.4Fair11 am3824
5.2Fair12 pm3622
5.3Fair1 pm3622
5.3Fair2 pm3723
5.3Fair3 pm3521
5.1Fair4 pm3522
5.2Fair5 pm3823
4.7Fair6 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 6%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Coquina Beach

Coquina Beach is a beach in North Carolina, US, located near Wanchese village, which is 4.6 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Pea Island Beach, 8.6 miles from Coquina Beach.

From Wikipedia

Coquina Beach is a beach in North Carolina, US, located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It is located not far from the Wright Brothers National Memorial and is off highway 12 at milepost 22, 8 miles (13 km) south of Nags Head, North Carolina. Local activities include swimming, crabbing, surf fishing, surfing, shell collecting, bird and wildlife watching and sightseeing. Coquina Beach is considered by many visitors to be among the loveliest beaches in the Outer Banks. The beach is named for the tiny Coquina clams (Donax variabilis) which abound in the margin (water's edge).

Source: Coquina Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms240 m800 ft away
  • Showers230 m750 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m640 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
7.3 km4.6 miWanchese (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miFirst Flight Airport (FFA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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