Smoke from Canadian forest fires over Carolina Beach boardwalk — Carolina Beach. Photo: Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Carolina Beach you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Carolina Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 62 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ILM, 26 km away.

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Staying in Carolina Beach

62 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ILM, 26 km, OAJ, 92 km, MYR, 103 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 Carolina 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. The best of the spots that stay in Carolina Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Carolina Beach too.

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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Beauregard1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft395 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beauregard, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 smushy	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	20°C

Carolina Beach0 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft282 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

4 ft126 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carolina Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft8 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	3 ft8 smushy	123kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	20°C

Fort Fisher5.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Kure Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft395 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Fisher, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	6 ft8 s	395kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 s	175kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft5 s	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	3 ft7 s	80kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 s	24kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 s	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C

Masonborough Island18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Wrightsville Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft363 kJ

3 ft143 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

4 ft151 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Masonborough Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	5 ft8 s	363kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 s	143kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 s	35kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 s	11kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 s	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	4 ft7 s	151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21°C

Sand Stone7.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Kure Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft395 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sand Stone, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 s	395kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 s	175kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 s	80kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 s	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	20°C

Shit Pipe2.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Kure Beach, 2 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft395 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shit Pipe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	80kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 smushy	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	20°C

The Cove7.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Kure Beach, 3 kmIntermediate and up

6 ft395 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Cove, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	6 ft8 s	395kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	4 ft8 s	175kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 s	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 s	80kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 s	24kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 s	56kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	4 ft7 s	135kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Carolina 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).

Places to eat near Carolina Beach

El Cazador Carolina BeachMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
Gulfstream RestaurantSouthern american · 0.1 km from the centre
Island Burgers & BitesBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Shuckin' ShackSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
The Dive Food and SpiritsBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Brunches Carolina BeachBreakfast and brunch · 0.2 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

Carolina Beach, United States

About Carolina Beach

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Where it is

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