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Sea temperature in North Carolina

The Outer Banks and Crystal Coast — warm Atlantic swimming from June to September.

Beaches tracked
28
Coastal regions
1
Avg sea temp now
18.1°C
Best swim months
June–September

North Carolina's Outer Banks and Crystal Coast enjoy warm Gulf-Stream-influenced Atlantic water through the summer months.

Warmest North Carolina beaches today

Top 5 beaches ranked by live sea temperature right now.

  1. #1 warmest
    Frisco Beach
    North Carolina
    18.7°CGood
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  2. #2 warmest
    Corolla Beach
    North Carolina
    18.6°CGood
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  3. #3 warmest
    Fort Macon Beach
    North Carolina
    18.6°CGood
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  4. #4 warmest
    Rodanthe Beach
    North Carolina
    18.5°CGood
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  5. #5 warmest
    Buxton Beach
    North Carolina
    18.5°CGood
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim

Coldest North Carolina beaches today

Bottom 5 beaches ranked by live sea temperature, coldest first.

  1. #1 coldest
    Kure Beach
    North Carolina
    17.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  2. #2 coldest
    Kitty Hawk Beach
    North Carolina
    17.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  3. #3 coldest
    Bogue Banks Salter Path
    North Carolina
    17.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  4. #4 coldest
    Holden Beach
    North Carolina
    17.5°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  5. #5 coldest
    Duck Beach
    North Carolina
    17.6°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough

All North Carolina beaches ranked by sea temperature

BeachRegionSea
Frisco BeachNorth Carolina18.7°C
Corolla BeachNorth Carolina18.6°C
Fort Macon BeachNorth Carolina18.6°C
Rodanthe BeachNorth Carolina18.5°C
Buxton BeachNorth Carolina18.5°C
Emerald Isle BeachNorth Carolina18.5°C
Fort Fisher BeachNorth Carolina18.5°C
Wrightsville BeachNorth Carolina18.4°C
Hatteras BeachNorth Carolina18.4°C
Surf City NCNorth Carolina18.3°C
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina18.3°C
Cape Hatteras BeachNorth Carolina18.3°C
Ocracoke BeachNorth Carolina18.3°C
Oak Island BeachNorth Carolina18.2°C
Bald Head Island BeachNorth Carolina18.1°C
Sunset Beach NCNorth Carolina18.1°C
Carolina BeachNorth Carolina18.0°C
Nags HeadNorth Carolina17.9°C
Kill Devil HillsNorth Carolina17.9°C
Atlantic BeachNorth Carolina17.9°C
Topsail BeachNorth Carolina17.8°C
Avon BeachNorth Carolina17.8°C
Ocean Isle BeachNorth Carolina17.8°C
Duck BeachNorth Carolina17.6°C
Holden BeachNorth Carolina17.5°C
Kure BeachNorth Carolina17.4°C
Kitty Hawk BeachNorth Carolina17.4°C
Bogue Banks Salter PathNorth Carolina17.4°C

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