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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
26.1°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
    Topsail Beach
    North Carolina
    26.6°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  2. #2 warmest
    Sunset Beach NC
    North Carolina
    26.6°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  3. #3 warmest
    Surf City NC
    North Carolina
    26.5°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  4. #4 warmest
    Avon Beach
    North Carolina
    26.5°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  5. #5 warmest
    Kill Devil Hills
    North Carolina
    26.5°CExcellent
    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
    Wrightsville Beach
    North Carolina
    25.4°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  2. #2 coldest
    Emerald Isle
    North Carolina
    25.4°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  3. #3 coldest
    Frisco Beach
    North Carolina
    25.4°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  4. #4 coldest
    Fort Macon Beach
    North Carolina
    25.6°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  5. #5 coldest
    Kure Beach
    North Carolina
    25.7°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim

All North Carolina beaches ranked by sea temperature

BeachRegionSea
Topsail BeachNorth Carolina26.6°C
Sunset Beach NCNorth Carolina26.6°C
Surf City NCNorth Carolina26.5°C
Avon BeachNorth Carolina26.5°C
Kill Devil HillsNorth Carolina26.5°C
Duck BeachNorth Carolina26.5°C
Cape Hatteras BeachNorth Carolina26.4°C
Nags HeadNorth Carolina26.3°C
Rodanthe BeachNorth Carolina26.3°C
Emerald Isle BeachNorth Carolina26.3°C
Ocean Isle BeachNorth Carolina26.3°C
Kitty Hawk BeachNorth Carolina26.2°C
Ocracoke BeachNorth Carolina26.2°C
Holden BeachNorth Carolina26.2°C
Carolina BeachNorth Carolina26.1°C
Bogue Banks Salter PathNorth Carolina26.1°C
Bald Head Island BeachNorth Carolina26.0°C
Oak Island BeachNorth Carolina26.0°C
Corolla BeachNorth Carolina25.9°C
Buxton BeachNorth Carolina25.9°C
Kure BeachNorth Carolina25.7°C
Hatteras BeachNorth Carolina25.7°C
Atlantic BeachNorth Carolina25.7°C
Fort Fisher BeachNorth Carolina25.7°C
Fort Macon BeachNorth Carolina25.6°C
Wrightsville BeachNorth Carolina25.4°C
Emerald IsleNorth Carolina25.4°C
Frisco BeachNorth Carolina25.4°C

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