Grayden Paul Drawbridge in Beaufort, North Carolina, in 2011 — Beaufort, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: suttonls, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Beaufort

Beaufort is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Beaufort you can reach 2 surf spots and 4 dive sites. The nearest is Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck, a dive site 2.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is EWN, 53 km away.

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Staying in Beaufort

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EWN, 53 km, OAJ, 87 km, PGV, 121 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Beaufort each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Shackleford Banks8.3 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft76 kJ

4 ft159 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shackleford Banks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	2 ft9 s	76kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft8 s	159kJ	wind from the north, 21 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 s	41kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft7 s	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 s	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	17°C

Fort Macon2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft57 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Macon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 s	57kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 s	95kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	35kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 s	30kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 s	26kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 s	9kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 s	27kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Beaufort, 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 Beaufort

Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck 2.1 km · stays here
USS Pilgrim (SP-1204) 7.1 km · stays here
HMT Bedfordshire 48.7 km · stays here
Bedfordshire (Wrack) 49.1 km · stays here

Beaufort, United States