Check the Beach

Long Beach

Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

Long Beach 2 photos

  • Oak Island NC (Early Morning)

    Oak Island NC (Early Morning). Doug Anderson, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ocean Crest Pier

    Ocean Crest Pier. Tom Long from Oak Island, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:29 pm
8 am
7.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:29 pm
Today
7.2Great8 am2214
7.2Great9 am2213
7.4Great10 am1912
7.5Great11 am1811
7.9Great12 pm1710
8.0Great1 pm1912
7.9Great2 pm2113
7.8Great3 pm2515
7.8Great4 pm2415
8.0Great5 pm2214
8.3Great6 pm1811
Sat
5.4Fair8 am2817
5.7Good9 am2918
6.0Good10 am2918
6.1Good11 am3321
6.3Good12 pm3622
6.5Good1 pm3723
6.4Good2 pm3622
6.5Good3 pm3622
6.6Good4 pm3421
6.6Good5 pm3320
6.8Good6 pm2818
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.7 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 5 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m260 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp280 m910 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miOak Island (town)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miWilmington International Airport (ILM)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Long Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 7%