At an airfield/7.4 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Bay Beach
Bay Beach, North Carolina
Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina70°
82°/68°
Clear·
Feels like 70°·Light breeze 6 mph WSW
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM (69%).
Now. Bay Beach is 70° and clear at 5 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the west-southwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 81° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 66° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 72°, and the coolest Sunday, near 64°. Rain is likely tomorrow (76%). Rain is possible Sunday (36%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 22 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:37 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:47 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
50Air quality
95%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
70feels70
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8268
13mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6959
76%
21mph
Sun
Oct 18
6447
36%
22mph
Mon
Oct 19
6851
26%
19mph
Tue
Oct 20
7152
13%
15mph
Wed
Oct 21
7254
10%
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
7254
10%
15mph
70°
82°68°
69°59°
64°47°
68°51°
71°52°
72°54°
72°54°
As of 5:00 AM in Bay Beach, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Bay Beach
Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 26 miles off.
50Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good-
- Ozone3Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 71YesterdayOct 15
- 58TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Bay Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Bay Beach, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 1 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Coastal Brunswick, and the waves at buoy 41013, 33.5 mi away.
Today
- Rip current risk
- Ocean Isle Beach West Low
- Surf height
- Ocean Isle Beach West 1 to 3 feet
- Water temperature
- In the mid 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- 3 s
- From
- WSW (242°)
- Swell
- 1.3 ft at 8 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 3 s from WSW
- Water
- 79 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:20 AM
- Distance
- 33.5 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5:20 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | WSW (242°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (121°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (106°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (119°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | ESE (105°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (120°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (109°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (103°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 10 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 7 s | ESE (113°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (110°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (116°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | WSW (251°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (117°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | E (94°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (105°) |
Surf zone forecast
Coastal Brunswick, including Bald Head Island, Oak Island, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach. Issued 3:11 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Ocean Isle Beach West Low | Ocean Isle Beach West Low |
| Surf height | Ocean Isle Beach West 1 to 3 feet | Ocean Isle Beach West 1 to 3 feet |
| Water temperature | In the mid 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Waterspout risk | Low | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Partly sunny. A chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | In the mid 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph | North winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Remarks | None | None |
| Tides | Oak IslandHigh, 12:06 PM | Oak IslandLow, 6:03 AMHigh, 12:59 PM |
- Sunday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
- Monday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 15 mph
Beach
- County
- Brunswick County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 33.8954° N
- Longitude
- 77.9522° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Bay Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Kure BeachSUNN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/7.4 mi away/24 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station FW7074FW7074
In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.2 mi away/-30 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Bald Head Island 1.7 SENC-BR-46
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Wilmington 7 SEWLMN7
At a cooperative observer's station/17.6 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Wilmington 7 SE (WLMN7), 17.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:05. measured daily
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Bay Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Bald Head Islandvillage, 3 mi
- Southportcity, 5 mi
- Caswell Beachtown, 6 mi
- Kure Beachtown, 8 mi
- St. Jamestown, 10 mi
- Carolina Beachtown, 10 mi
- Oak Islandtown, 10 mi
- Boiling Spring Lakescity, 11 mi
- Sea Breezecommunity, 12 mi
- Boliviatown, 16 mi
- Myrtle Grovecommunity, 16 mi
- Varnamtowntown, 17 mi
Beaches near Bay Beach
- East Beach2 mi
- Caswell Beach6 mi
- Kure Beach8 mi
- Oak Island Cabana10 mi
- Carolina Beach State Park10 mi
- Long Beach12 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve17 mi
- Holden Beach20 mi