Onslow Beach
Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
No photo of Onslow Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:24 pm7.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.6
24 km/h15 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
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 2113 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 3622 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:24 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.
About Onslow Beach
Onslow Beach is a 7.5 miles (12 km) stretch of undeveloped beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. It has been used at various times for practice amphibious landings by the U.S. Marine Corps. Presently, it is used as a recreational area by the Camp Lejeune community.
Source: Onslow Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms200 m660 ft away
- Boat ramp340 m0.2 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miAlbert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hurst Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away7.7 Great later
- North Topsail Shores9.6 km6.0 mi south-west away8.0 Great later
- Headys Beach13 km8.2 mi north-east away8.2 Great later
- Sea Haven Beach22 km14 mi south-west away7.8 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.
- Sat6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
- Mon8.1 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
- Thu8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 8%