Check the Beach

The Sands

Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

The Sands 4 photos

  • Core Banks - fence - 02

    Core Banks - fence - 02. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Core Banks - fence - 03

    Core Banks - fence - 03. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Core Banks - sunset - 03

    Core Banks - sunset - 03. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Core Banks - sunset - 01

    Core Banks - sunset - 01. Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
6.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph N
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am2818
6.2Good9 am2717
6.0Good10 am2817
6.0Good11 am2918
6.1Good12 pm3018
6.1Good1 pm3019
6.3Good2 pm3019
6.1Good3 pm3119
6.0Good4 pm3622
6.2Good5 pm3320
5.9Good6 pm3723
Sat
5.1Fair8 am4427
5.5Good9 am4226
5.5Good10 am4125
5.6Good11 am4226
5.6Good12 pm4025
5.5Good1 pm4125
5.7Good2 pm3924
5.4Fair3 pm4126
5.4Fair4 pm4226
5.1Fair5 pm4126
4.7Fair6 pm4025
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.5 m. Low at 11 am, -0.5 m. High at 5 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.6 mHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.3 km5.8 miAtlantic (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)

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

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