Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina Weather
Fairfield Harbour, 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 Fairfield Harbour, Craven County.
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About Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina
Fairfield Harbour unfolds along the Pamlico Sound, a landscape where the broad, often grey, expanse of water meets a low, verdant terrain. It lies 5.1 miles east-south-east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 116°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Forest. Cypress and live oaks, draped in Spanish moss, line the shallow creeks and marshy inlets, their roots grasping at the dark, peaty soil. The air here carries the distinct scent of salt and damp earth, a perpetual reminder of the proximity to the Atlantic. Even on a clear day, the sky feels immense, a pale blue canvas stretching to the horizon, often softened by a hazy, humid veil that seems to hold the very essence of coastal Carolina. The light, particularly as it begins to wane, casts a mellow glow on the weathered clapboard houses and the slow, steady drift of the tides against the shore. Historically, this stretch of coast has been shaped by the ebb and flow of both nature and human endeavors. The economy of Fairfield Harbour has long been tied to the bounty of the water – fishing villages once dotted these shores, their catches supplying markets far and wide. While commercial fishing remains a thread in the local fabric, the character of Fairfield Harbour has diversified, embracing a slower pace of life that attracts those seeking respite from busier locales. The echoes of past maritime activity can still be felt in the weathered docks and the quiet hum of pleasure boats, a subtle testament to a heritage forged by the sea and the rivers that feed into it. The land itself, once cleared for agriculture, now largely reverts to its natural state, a comfortable coexistence between the wild and the cultivated.
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| Location | Fairfield Harbour, Craven County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.076549°N, 76.963555°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28560 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfield Harbour, 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 Fairfield Harbour includes coordinates 35.076549°N, 76.963555°W, situated in Craven County. ZIP code 28560. Telephone area code: 910. 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.
