Check the Beach

Freeman Park

New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:27 pm
8 am
6.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
30 km/h18 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
14°C57°F
Water
21°C71°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph N
Gusts
3018 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am2717
6.7Good9 am2516
7.0Great10 am2213
7.2Great11 am2214
7.5Great12 pm2013
7.5Great1 pm2415
7.2Great2 pm2817
7.3Great3 pm2717
7.4Great4 pm2817
7.6Great5 pm2616
7.2Great6 pm3018
Sat
5.3Fair8 am3924
6.1Good9 am4327
6.1Good10 am4830
5.5Good11 am4729
5.7Good12 pm4729
5.9Good1 pm4528
6.1Good2 pm4729
6.2Good3 pm4427
6.3Good4 pm4327
6.3Good5 pm4327
6.2Good6 pm4025
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, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, -0.6 mHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.6 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miCarolina Beach (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 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.

  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 7%