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Lighthouse Area Oceanside Beach

Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

Lighthouse Area Oceanside Beach 3 photos

  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse

    Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse

    Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Cape Lookout Lighthouse

    Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph N
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am2918
6.0Good9 am2717
6.6Good10 am2515
6.4Good11 am2918
6.3Good12 pm3019
6.3Good1 pm3220
6.2Good2 pm3321
6.3Good3 pm3421
6.2Good4 pm3623
6.3Good5 pm3723
6.2Good6 pm3723
Sat
5.6Good8 am4729
5.7Good9 am4528
5.7Good10 am4528
5.7Good11 am4528
5.6Good12 pm4428
5.8Good1 pm4326
5.8Good2 pm4125
5.8Good3 pm4125
5.6Good4 pm4428
5.4Fair5 pm4427
5.1Fair6 pm4327
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.5 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m1 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms80 m270 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
8.9 km5.5 miHarkers Island (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)

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

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