Check the Beach

Old Lighthouse Beach

Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Old Lighthouse Beach 3 photos

  • The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as seen through the dunes on the beach.

    The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as seen through the dunes on the beach.. Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • The beach adjacent to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse looking north.

    The beach adjacent to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse looking north.. Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as seen through the dunes on the beach.

    The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse as seen through the dunes on the beach.. Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
33 km/h21 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°C62°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am2314
6.7Good9 am2314
6.6Good10 am2314
6.6Good11 am2314
6.5Good12 pm2415
6.6Good1 pm2515
6.4Good2 pm2717
6.1Good3 pm3018
6.0Good4 pm3119
6.3Good5 pm2717
5.8Good6 pm3321
Sat
5.4Fair8 am3824
5.4Fair9 am3723
5.5Good10 am3824
5.6Good11 am4025
5.7Good12 pm3622
5.7Good1 pm3623
5.8Good2 pm3522
5.1Fair3 pm3823
5.2Fair4 pm3623
5.2Fair5 pm3924
4.6Fair6 pm3622
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.1 m. High at 8 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.2 m. High at 9 pm, -0.1 mLow 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 3 am, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms100 m330 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
86 km53 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)

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

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