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About Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Atlantic Beach you can reach 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Atlantic Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is EWN, 50 km away.

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Staying in Atlantic Beach

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EWN, 50 km, OAJ, 81 km, ILM, 117 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Atlantic Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Atlantic Beach0 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft55 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atlantic Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	2 ft8 s	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 s	82kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 s	30kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 s	22kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 s	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 s	26kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Atlantic Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Dive near Atlantic Beach

Aeolus (Wrack) 47.6 km · stays here
U-352 (Wrack) 54.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Atlantic Beach

Bahia Beach House & Surf BarBar and grill · in the centre
Crab's ClawCaribbean · 0.1 km from the centre
The Bite at the BoxBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Roma PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Beach TavernAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre
The Shark ShackSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Atlantic Beach, United States