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Pea Island Beach

Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Pea Island Beach 1 photo

  • Beach erosion at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, USA

    Beach erosion at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, USA. Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:16 pm
8 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair

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
18°C64°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph N
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.5Good8 am2415
6.5Good9 am2415
6.5Good10 am2415
6.8Good11 am2314
6.8Good12 pm2214
6.9Good1 pm2113
6.8Good2 pm2214
6.6Good3 pm2415
6.7Good4 pm2113
5.8Good5 pm3421
4.2Fair6 pm3321
Sat
5.5Good8 am3823
5.6Good9 am3824
5.6Good10 am4025
5.7Good11 am3924
5.6Good12 pm3522
5.5Good1 pm3723
5.4Fair2 pm3823
5.3Fair3 pm3823
5.4Fair4 pm3622
5.3Fair5 pm3924
4.8Fair6 pm3723
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 5 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -0.5 mHigh 5 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.5 m2 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.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms480 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest airport
37 km23 miFirst Flight Airport (FFA)

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

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