Chowan Beach, North Carolina Weather
Chowan Beach, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Chowan Beach, Hertford County.
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About Chowan Beach, North Carolina
Chowan Beach unfolds as a languid stretch of Carolina coast, where the salty breath of the Albemarle Sound mingles with the humid, verdant embrace of the mainland. It lies 29.5 miles south-west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 224°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-north-east of Ahoskie. Here, the land itself seems to sigh with the warmth of the sun, a low-lying terrain softened by a generous sweep of pines and a scattering of live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient, forgotten beards. The horizon, often a hazy blend of sky and water, promises a quietude that seeps into the very bones, a place where the days unspool with a gentle, almost imperceptible rhythm, marked by the cry of gulls and the distant hum of boat engines. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a fragrance that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard houses to the sandy lanes that wind their way towards the water's edge. The history of Chowan Beach is as deeply rooted as the cypress knees that punctuate its marshy edges, a narrative shaped by the ebb and flow of the Sound and the industrious spirit of its people. Generations have drawn sustenance from these waters, a legacy of fishing and oystering that continues to define the local economy, though a quiet tourism has begun to weave its own threads into the fabric of Chowan Beach. The echoes of colonial trade and the more recent past are carried on the wind, a whisper of schooners and the slow, steady growth of agricultural endeavors that once dominated the surrounding fields. While no grand monuments mark its genesis, the character of Chowan Beach is etched into the stoic resilience of its inhabitants and the enduring beauty of its natural setting, a place that remembers its past without being burdened by it, looking always towards the shimmering expanse of the water.
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| Location | Chowan Beach, Hertford County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.417654°N, 76.949682°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27986, 27932 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chowan Beach, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chowan Beach, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chowan Beach includes coordinates 36.417654°N, 76.949682°W, situated in Hertford County. ZIP code 27986, 27932. Telephone area code: 919, 984. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
