Wanchese, United States
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About Wanchese
Wanchese is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Wanchese you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Coquina Beach, a surf spot 7.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ORF, 127 km away.
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Staying in Wanchese
- 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ORF, 127 km, EWN, 153 km, PGV, 159 km
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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 Wanchese.
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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
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquina Beach7.3 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up | 6 ft563 kJwind from the north-north-east, 31 knots | 7 ft949 kJwind from the north-north-east, 30 knots | 7 ft752 kJwind from the north, 29 knots | 6 ft586 kJwind from the north-north-east, 26 knots | 7 ft694 kJwind from the north, 18 knots | 4 ft194 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 21 knots |
All readings for Coquina Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Wanchese, 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 Wanchese
- Champs ChickenChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
- Hot Stuff PizzaPizza · 1.2 km from the centre
- O'Neal's Sea HarvestSeafood · 1.5 km from the centre
- Etheridge SeafoodSeafood · 1.6 km from the centre
- Fisherman's Wharf RestaurantSeafood · 1.7 km from the centre
- Dockside1.6 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