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Pine Knoll Shores

Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

Pine Knoll Shores 5 photos

  • Sunset over the Atlantic ocean, Atlantic Beach, NC

    Sunset over the Atlantic ocean, Atlantic Beach, NC. James Willamor from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Atlantic Beach, NC

    Atlantic Beach, NC. James Willamor from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Atlantic Beach, NC

    Atlantic Beach, NC. James Willamor from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Atlantic Beach - panoramio (1)

    Atlantic Beach - panoramio (1). James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Morehead City from Atlantic Beach - panoramio

    Morehead City from Atlantic Beach - panoramio. James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
7.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
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°C69°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph N
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
7.0Great8 am2314
7.3Great9 am2012
7.6Great10 am1710
7.9Great11 am1811
7.7Great12 pm2113
7.5Great1 pm2314
7.6Great2 pm2415
7.8Great3 pm2415
7.9Great4 pm2515
7.6Great5 pm2616
7.7Great6 pm2415
Sat
5.2Fair8 am3119
6.4Good9 am3321
6.8Good10 am3421
6.8Good11 am3522
6.8Good12 pm3522
6.9Good1 pm3522
6.9Good2 pm3421
6.9Good3 pm3321
6.9Good4 pm3320
6.8Good5 pm3321
6.7Good6 pm2918
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, 0.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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 460 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miPine Knoll Shores (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)

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 Pine Knoll Shores.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 8%