Southport, North Carolina Weather
Southport, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Southport, Brunswick County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Southport. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Southport is published on the Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport (KSUT) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Southport have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Southport: Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (K60J) 38 km · Wilmington International Airport (KILM) 40 km
Conditions reported at KSUT describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Southport.
About Southport, North Carolina
Southport, North Carolina, unfolds along the Cape Fear River estuary, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of salt and pine. It lies 21.5 miles south-south-west of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 192°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Oak Island. Marsh grasses, the color of aged parchment, ripple in the persistent breeze, their roots a tangled embrace of the silty earth. Ancient live oaks, their limbs gnarled like arthritic fingers, cast dappled shadows on sandy lanes, their Spanish moss a spectral veil. The water, a shifting palette of pewter and jade, whispers against weathered docks, carrying the distant hum of shrimp boats and the cries of gulls that wheel and dive with an almost frantic grace. Here, the sun, especially at dusk, bleeds across the horizon in hues of bruised plum and molten gold, painting the sky with a transient, breathtaking fury. This quiet corner of Brunswick County carries the echoes of a maritime past, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of trade and the strategic importance of its harbor. Southport once thrived on the bounty of the sea, its economy powered by fishing fleets and the shipbuilding that once dotted its waterfront. Today, while still a working port and a hub for recreational boating, the character of Southport has softened, embracing tourism and the gentle pace of coastal living. You can still feel the pulse of its seafaring heritage in the weathered clapboard houses and the salty tang that clings to everything, a subtle reminder of the lives that have been shaped by the river and the ocean. The local farmers' markets, bursting with the vibrant colors of summer produce, offer a glimpse into the enduring agricultural heart that beats beneath the coastal charm.
Live animated radar for Southport and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.921563°N, 78.020268°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28461 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southport, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southport, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Southport includes coordinates 33.921563°N, 78.020268°W, situated in Brunswick County. ZIP code 28461. 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. 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.
