North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Weather
North Topsail 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 North Topsail Beach, Onslow County.
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About North Topsail Beach, North Carolina
North Topsail Beach unfurls itself as a slender ribbon of sand and sea oats, a sentinel guarding the Atlantic coast. It lies 18.2 miles south of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 180°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Holly Ridge. The air here, thick with the briny tang of salt and the faint, sweet perfume of dune flowers, carries a constant murmur of the ocean’s breath. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, paints the shallow inlets and marsh grasses in hues of emerald and gold, while the vast expanse of the ocean itself shifts through a thousand shades of blue and grey, a mercurial presence that dictates the very rhythm of life. The dunes, sculpted by tireless winds, rise like low, sandy hills, their crests often adorned with the hardy, wind-whipped greenery that clings tenaciously to the shifting earth. This stretch of coastline, a vital barrier island, has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of tides and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. For generations, the sea has been both provider and formidable force, its bounty supporting a modest fishing economy that still whispers through the docks and bait shops. More recently, the allure of its pristine shores has drawn a different kind of visitor, transforming parts of North Topsail Beach into a haven for vacationers seeking sun-drenched respite. Echoes of its past, perhaps of maritime trade or even earlier settlements, lie buried beneath the sand, a subtle undercurrent to the present-day hum of surf and the distant calls of gulls.
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| Location | North Topsail Beach, Onslow County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.490166°N, 77.43163°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28460 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Topsail 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 North Topsail Beach includes coordinates 34.490166°N, 77.431630°W, situated in Onslow County. ZIP code 28460. 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.
