North Topsail Shores
Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
No photo of North Topsail Shores yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:25 pm7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.7
19 km/h12 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
- 8°C47°F
- Water
- 21°C69°F
- Wind
- 128 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:25 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 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
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed
- Playground330 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.2 km3.2 miSneads Ferry (town)
- Nearest airport
- 41 km25 miAlbert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Onslow Beach9.6 km6.0 mi north-east away7.7 Great later
- Hurst Beach11 km6.6 mi north-east away7.7 Great later
- Sea Haven Beach13 km8.0 mi south-west away7.8 Great later
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access19 km12 mi south-west away7.7 Great later
- Headys Beach23 km14 mi north-east away8.2 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.
- Sat7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
- Tue8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 3%
- Thu7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 8%