Kure Beach
New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
No photo of Kure Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:28 pm6.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
7.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7.3
30 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
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 2516 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2918 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:28 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miKure Beach (town)
- Nearest airport
- 32 km20 miWilmington International Airport (ILM)
Nearby places
- Riverview RestaurantFood and drink910 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Freeman Park9.7 km6.0 mi north away7.2 Great later
- Bay Beach9.9 km6.1 mi south away7.1 Great later
- East Beach14 km8.9 mi south away7.0 Great later
- Masonboro Island Reserve16 km10 mi north away7.6 Great later
- Caswell Beach16 km10 mi south-west away7.5 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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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 47 km/h29 mph, rain 3%
- Sun6.1 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 4%
- 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 4%
- Thu7.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%