Kure Beach, United States
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About Kure Beach
Kure Beach is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Kure Beach you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Shit Pipe, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ILM, 31 km away.
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Staying in Kure Beach
- 31 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ILM, 31 km, OAJ, 96 km, MYR, 101 km
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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 Kure Beach.
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Carolina Beach, 4 km away
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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 Kure Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kure 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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Fisher2.6 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft226 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, fair | 4 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, fair | 3 ft46 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, fair | 3 ft87 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, fair | 2 ft34 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Fort Fisher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Beauregard3.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Carolina Beach, 1 km | 4 ft226 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft46 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair | 2 ft34 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small |
All readings for Beauregard: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sand Stone2.7 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft226 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft46 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair | 2 ft34 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small |
All readings for Sand Stone: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Shit Pipe1.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft226 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft46 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair | 2 ft34 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small |
All readings for Shit Pipe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| The Cove3 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft226 kJwind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, poor | 5 ft342 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft46 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair | 2 ft34 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft55 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small |
All readings for The Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Carolina Beach4.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Carolina Beach | 4 ft136 kJwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, poor | 5 ft240 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, poor | 3 ft103 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, poor | 3 ft36 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft51 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft22 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small | 3 ft41 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, too small |
All readings for Carolina Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kure 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 Kure Beach
- Jack Mackerels Island GrillSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Beach House BurgersBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
- Big Daddy's Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Freddie's RestaurantItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Beach House Bar & GrillBar and grill · 1.9 km from the centre
- Riverview Restaurant1.9 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