Check the Beach

Deer Field Shores

Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
19°C67°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am159
7.6Great9 am148
7.8Great10 am138
7.8Great11 am1711
7.7Great12 pm2012
7.7Great1 pm2113
7.8Great2 pm2113
7.9Great3 pm2113
7.9Great4 pm2213
8.1Great5 pm2113
8.0Great6 pm1710
Sat
5.6Good8 am2214
6.7Good9 am2616
7.2Great10 am2817
7.2Great11 am2918
7.3Great12 pm3018
7.3Great1 pm3019
7.1Great2 pm3018
7.3Great3 pm2817
7.1Great4 pm2817
7.2Great5 pm2717
7.1Great6 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.6 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m2 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4.6 km2.9 miBeaufort (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 7%