Kure Beach, United States

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Kure Beach NC
Kure Beach, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Alexisrael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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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 Kure 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 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Kure Beach: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Beauregard3.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Carolina Beach, 1 kmIntermediate and up6 ft395 kJwind from the north, 15 knots4 ft175 kJwind from the north, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 11 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots4 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots
All readings for Beauregard: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Beauregard, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct25, poor6 ft8 ssoft395kJwind from the north, 15 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor4 ft8 ssoft175kJwind from the north, 14 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft7 smushy80kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 smushy24kJwind from the north, 11 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small3 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct18, poor4 ft7 smushy135kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots20°C
Carolina Beach4.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Carolina BeachIntermediate and up5 ft282 kJwind from the north, 14 knots3 ft123 kJwind from the north, 13 knots3 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots2 ft28 kJwind from the north, 10 knots3 ft50 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots4 ft126 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots
All readings for Carolina Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carolina Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct31, poor5 ft8 ssoft282kJwind from the north, 14 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct32, poor3 ft8 smushy123kJwind from the north, 13 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small3 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small2 ft8 smushy28kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small3 ft7 smushy50kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct20, poor4 ft7 smushy126kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots20°C
Fort Fisher2.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft395 kJwind from the north, 10 knots4 ft175 kJwind from the north, 10 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 8 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots4 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots
All readings for Fort Fisher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fort Fisher, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct38, fair6 ft8 s395kJwind from the north, 10 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft8 s175kJwind from the north, 10 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair3 ft5 s43kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair3 ft7 s80kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small2 ft8 s24kJwind from the north, 8 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small3 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct22, poor4 ft7 s135kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots21°C
Sand Stone2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft395 kJwind from the north, 15 knots4 ft175 kJwind from the north, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 11 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots4 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots
All readings for Sand Stone: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sand Stone, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct25, poor6 ft8 s395kJwind from the north, 15 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor4 ft8 s175kJwind from the north, 14 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor3 ft5 s43kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft7 s80kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 s24kJwind from the north, 11 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small3 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct18, poor4 ft7 s135kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots20°C
Shit Pipe1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft395 kJwind from the north, 15 knots4 ft175 kJwind from the north, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 11 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots4 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots
All readings for Shit Pipe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Shit Pipe, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct25, poor6 ft8 ssoft395kJwind from the north, 15 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor4 ft8 ssoft175kJwind from the north, 14 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft7 smushy80kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 smushy24kJwind from the north, 11 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small3 ft7 smushy56kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct18, poor4 ft7 smushy135kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots20°C
The Cove3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft395 kJwind from the north, 15 knots4 ft175 kJwind from the north, 14 knots3 ft43 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 11 knots3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots4 ft135 kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots
All readings for The Cove: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Cove, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct25, poor6 ft8 s395kJwind from the north, 15 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor4 ft8 s175kJwind from the north, 14 knots22°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor3 ft5 s43kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft7 s80kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft8 s24kJwind from the north, 11 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small3 ft7 s56kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots19°C
Sun 25Oct18, poor4 ft7 s135kJwind from the north-north-east, 22 knots20°C

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

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