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Indian Beach

Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
6.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C56°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph N
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am2817
7.1Great9 am2314
7.4Great10 am1912
7.7Great11 am2013
7.9Great12 pm2113
7.8Great1 pm2415
7.7Great2 pm2515
7.7Great3 pm2515
7.7Great4 pm2616
7.5Great5 pm2717
7.7Great6 pm2616
Sat
5.0Fair8 am3622
6.1Good9 am4025
6.7Good10 am3924
6.8Good11 am3723
6.9Good12 pm3723
6.9Good1 pm3723
6.9Good2 pm3622
7.0Great3 pm3723
6.9Good4 pm3723
6.7Good5 pm3622
6.7Good6 pm3321
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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

  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
2.2 km1.4 miIndian Beach (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miCoastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 7%