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 for Chowan Beach, Chowan County.
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About Chowan Beach, North Carolina
Chowan Beach lies where the broad Albemarle Sound whispers to the shore, a place where the air carries the briny tang of the Atlantic and the sweet scent of pine. It lies 36.3 miles south-south-west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 192°T), and is situated 0.7 miles south-south-west of Arrowhead Beach. The land here is a gentle unfolding of marsh and low-lying woodland, a landscape that seems to have been drawn with a soft, charcoal pencil. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-hazy skies, falls in broad, golden swathes across the shallow waters, illuminating the scattered oyster beds and the occasional, slow-moving pleasure craft. The character of Chowan Beach is one of quiet repose, a lingering echo of a time when life moved at the pace of the tides, a subtle invitation to pause and breathe deeply. The history of Chowan Beach is intimately tied to the bounty of the Albemarle Sound and the fertile, dark earth of the surrounding Chowan County. For generations, fishing and farming have been the steady heartbeat of this locality, providing sustenance and a way of life that values hard work and neighborly connection. Though no grand universities or booming industries define its present, there is a distinct pride in its heritage, a sense of place forged by the hardworking hands that cultivated its fields and cast nets into its waters. The economy still finds its footing in the natural resources, with aquaculture and small-scale agriculture remaining significant, and the quiet charm of Chowan Beach draws those seeking an escape from the clamor of larger cities, a return to simpler pleasures.
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| Location | Chowan Beach, Chowan County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.214046°N, 76.714393°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 36.214046°N, 76.714393°W, situated in Chowan 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.
