Yaupon Beach, North Carolina Weather
Yaupon 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 Yaupon Beach, Brunswick County.
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About Yaupon Beach, North Carolina
Yaupon Beach unfurls along the Atlantic coast, a low-slung expanse where the land graciously yields to the sea. It lies 23.4 miles south-south-west of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 199°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east of Oak Island. The air here carries the perpetual tang of salt and the faint, earthy perfume of maritime forest, a blend that settles deep into the lungs. Dune grasses, their slender blades bleached by sun and wind, form a living, shifting barrier against the relentless tide, their roots a tenacious grip on the sandy soil. Beyond the immediate coastline, the landscape softens into marshlands, a verdant labyrinth of tidal creeks and spartina grass, where the water breathes in and out with the moon's silent command. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a pearlescent quality, casting a gentle glow on the weathered shingles of beach houses and the smooth, worn surfaces of driftwood scattered like forgotten bones. The history of Yaupon Beach is intimately tied to the rhythm of the ocean and the industries it has sustained. For generations, fishing boats, their hulls painted in cheerful, salt-worn colors, have departed these shores, their catches forming the backbone of the local economy, a legacy of sustenance and hard work etched into the very character of the place. While the bounty of the sea remains, the allure of Yaupon Beach has also drawn a different kind of life, one seeking quiet repose and the simple, enduring beauty of coastal living. The island's development has been a careful negotiation between preserving its wild spirit and accommodating those who come to find solace in its embrace, a delicate balance that defines the unhurried pace of everyday life.
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| Location | Yaupon Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.904896°N, 78.078325°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28465 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Yaupon Beach, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yaupon 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 Yaupon Beach includes coordinates 33.904896°N, 78.078325°W, situated in Brunswick County. ZIP code 28465. 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.
