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Palm Tree Island

New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Today’s timelapse
Wrightsville Beach › South-east: Carolina Yacht Club

Palm Tree Island 1 photo

  • This is an island in Wilmington North Carolina that only appears on certain weekends and on one of the weekends in the summer the neighborhood throws a party on the island with the palm tree.

    This is an island in Wilmington North Carolina that only appears on certain weekends and on one of the weekends in the summer the neighborhood throws a party on the island with the palm tree.. Kelwiggin28, CC0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:27 pm
8 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
23 km/h14 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
11°C51°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
1510 km/hmph N
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:27 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am138
7.7Great9 am159
8.0Great10 am127
7.9Great11 am149
8.4Great12 pm148
8.2Great1 pm1912
8.2Great2 pm2113
8.2Great3 pm2113
8.2Great4 pm1811
8.3Great5 pm1811
7.7Great6 pm2314
Sat
6.9Good8 am2013
6.3Good9 am2415
6.4Good10 am2717
6.2Good11 am3220
5.9Good12 pm3421
6.6Good1 pm3421
6.7Good2 pm3321
6.5Good3 pm3320
6.4Good4 pm3220
6.6Good5 pm3119
6.7Good6 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.6 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 5 pm, 0.6 mHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.6 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.6 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

  • Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m930 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • Boat ramp260 m860 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miWrightsville Beach (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miWilmington International Airport (ILM)

Nearby places

  • Boca Bay Seafood & Oyster BarSeafood
    850 m0.5 mi

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 Palm Tree Island.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 7%