Lea-Hutaff Island
Pender County, North Carolina, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:26 pm6.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.2
32 km/h20 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
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 2415 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:26 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.6 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.5 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.
About Lea-Hutaff Island
Lea-Hutaff Island is an island in North Carolina, United States. It is located 3.5 miles from the town of Hampstead. Palm Tree Island is a nearby beach located 9.7 miles away.
Lea-Hutaff Island (formerly Lea Island and Hutaff Island) is a 5,641-acre (22.83 km2) uninhabited barrier island and marsh system located off the coast of North Carolina. Lea Island State Natural Area is a 25-acre (0.10 km2) North Carolina State Park on the northern end of the island.
The island is separated from Topsail Island to the north by New Topsail Inlet and Figure Eight Island to the South by Rich Inlet and from the mainland by Topsail Sound. The four mile long landmass was consolidated in 1998 when Old Topsail Inlet (also known as Elmore's Inlet) that had separated Lea Island and Hutaff Island (also known as Elmore's Island) closed.
Source: Lea-Hutaff Island on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.6 km3.5 miHampstead (town)
- Nearest airport
- 20 km12 miWilmington International Airport (ILM)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Palm Tree Island16 km9.7 mi south-west away8.1 Great later
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access19 km12 mi north-east away7.7 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 43 km/h27 mph, rain 1%
- Sun6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
- Tue8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
- Thu7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%