Check the Beach

East Beach

Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:28 pm
8 am
6.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
31 km/h19 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
18°C64°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph N
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:28 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am2817
6.7Good9 am2717
6.8Good10 am2516
7.2Great11 am2415
7.0Great12 pm2817
7.1Great1 pm2818
7.1Great2 pm2918
6.9Good3 pm2918
7.1Great4 pm3119
7.3Great5 pm2918
7.2Great6 pm3119
Sat
5.8Good8 am4830
6.0Good9 am4830
6.2Good10 am4729
6.4Good11 am4729
5.8Good12 pm4830
5.9Good1 pm4830
5.9Good2 pm4729
6.1Good3 pm4628
6.1Good4 pm4427
6.4Good5 pm4528
6.2Good6 pm4327
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miBald Head Island (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miWilmington International Airport (ILM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 9%