North Carolina Sea Conditions, Weather, & Climate
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North Carolina is the northern-most state providing immediate access to the Gulf Stream. With the warm waters of the Gulf Stream only 50 to 70 miles offshore, a myriad of fish species are only a short trip away.
Yearly Climate
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| HI |
57 |
58 |
64 |
71 |
78 |
84 |
88 |
87 |
84 |
76 |
68 |
60 |
F |
| LO |
34 |
35 |
42 |
49 |
57 |
66 |
70 |
69 |
63 |
51 |
43 |
36 |
F |
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Current Weather
Current Sea Conditions
Live feed from NOAA National Data Buoy Center:
OVERNIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AROUND 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
NOAA National Data Buoy Center
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Common Carolina Offshore Fish Species
amberjack
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barracuda
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black bass
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blackfin tuna
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blacktip shark
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bluefish
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bonito
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cobia
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gag grouper
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hammerhead shark
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king mackerel
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mahi mahi
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red snapper
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sailfish
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scamp grouper
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spanish mackerel
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tiger shark
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yellowfin tuna
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North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Records
Fish |
Weight |
Location Caught |
Year |
Angler |
Albacore (False) |
26 lb.. 8 oz. |
Off Wrighstville Beach |
1991 |
Lyman Kinlaw, Jr. |
Albacore (True) |
62 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2001 |
Brien L. Hamer |
Amberjack |
125 lb. 0 oz |
Off Cape Lookout |
1973 |
Paul Bailey, Jr. |
Barracuda |
67 lb. 7 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1985 |
Buddy D. Garten |
Bass, Black Sea |
8 lb. 12 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1979 |
Joe Mizelle |
Bass, Striped |
62 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2005 |
David N. Hiebert |
Bluefish* |
31 lb. 12 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1972 |
James Hussey |
Cobia |
116 lb. 8 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
2006 |
Billy R. Lucas, Jr. |
Croaker |
5 lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1981 |
Daniel Graber |
Dolphin |
79 lb. 0 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1993 |
Sean J. Yurkanin |
Drum, Black |
100 lb. 1 oz |
Cape Fear River |
1998 |
Charles R. Dycus |
Drum, Red* |
94 lb. 2 oz |
Hatteras Island |
1984 |
David G. Deuel |
Flounder |
20 lb. 8 oz |
Carolina Beach |
1980 |
Harold Auten |
Grouper, Strawberry |
28 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Topsail Beach |
1972 |
Jackie Blanchard |
Grouper, Warsaw |
245 lb. 0 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1967 |
Cora Keen |
Grunt, White |
4 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Cape Lookout |
1969 |
Vernon Councilman |
Hog Snapper* |
21 lb. 6 oz. |
Fry Pan Shoals |
2005 |
Derek Williams |
Hogfish/Pigfish |
2 lb. 4 oz. |
Atlantic Ocean |
1991 |
Walter M. Campbell |
Jack, Crevalle |
47 lb. 0 oz |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1989 |
Kenneth O. McArthur |
Mackerel, King |
82 lb. 4 oz |
Off Ocracoke |
1999 |
James Winch |
Mackerel, Spanish* |
13 lb. 0 oz |
Ocracoke Inlet |
1987 |
Robert Cranton |
Marlin, Blue |
1,142 lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1974 |
Jack Herrington |
Marlin, White |
118 lb. 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1976 |
Ethel B. Cootes |
Mullet, Sea (Kingfish) |
3 lb. 8 oz |
Bogue Banks Pier |
1971 |
Ted Drinnon |
Perch, White |
1 lb. 13 oz. |
Pembroke Creek |
1986 |
John David Stallings |
Pinfish |
2 lb. 14 oz. |
Off Beaufort Inlet |
2006 |
Hope l. Sanderson |
Pompano, African |
40 lb. 10 oz. |
Southport |
2003 |
Brandon D. Matthews |
Pompano, Florida |
8 lb. 0 oz |
Carolina Beach |
2001 |
John F. Vickers |
Porgy, Jolthead |
11 lb. 8 oz. |
South Hatteras Inlet |
1978 |
Norman C. Morse |
Porgy, Saucereye |
13 lb. 2 oz |
Off cape Lookout |
1987 |
Glenn D. Greer |
Sailfish |
100 lb. 0 oz |
Off Ocean Isle |
1987 |
John P. Grooms, Jr. |
Shark, Blue |
478 lb. 0 oz. |
Crystal Fishing Pier |
1961 |
Bobby Kentrolis |
Shark, Dusky |
610 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1963 |
Robert T. Keller |
Shark, Hammerhead |
710 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1960 |
Robert T. Keller |
Shark, Lemon |
421 lb. 8 oz. |
Kure Beach Pier |
1978 |
Stanley Seawell |
Shark, Mako |
768 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1983 |
Russell J. Langford |
Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead |
234 lb. 0 oz. |
South of Cape Point |
1990 |
Timothy P. Harlow |
Shark, Thresher |
185 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2005 |
Brandon Bailey |
Shark, Tiger |
1,150 lb. 0 oz |
Yaupon Beach Pier |
1966 |
Walter Maxwell |
Sheepshead |
19 lb. 4 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1999 |
Chris Robbins |
Snapper, Cubera |
46 lb. 8 oz |
Atlantic Ocean |
1993 |
Edward W. Ruskowsky |
Snapper, Red |
40 lb. 0 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1970 |
Ben Grant |
Spadefish, Atlantic |
9 lb. 1 oz. |
Off Oak Island |
2001 |
Spencer Smith |
Spearfish, Longbill |
98 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1978 |
John R. Windsor |
Spot |
1 lb 13 oz |
Manns Harbor |
1979 |
Hubert Basnight |
Swordfish |
441 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1979 |
J. Horace Murray, Jr. |
Tarpon |
175 lb. 0 oz |
Bogue Inlet Pier |
2005 |
Jesse J. Lockowitz |
Tautog |
19 lb. 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1992 |
Louis M. Knoerzer |
Tilefish, Blueline |
16 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2006 |
Terry M. Shepherd |
Tilefish, Sand * |
4 lb. 5 oz |
Off Oak Island |
2004 |
Frank L. Ballas |
Triggerfish, Gray |
11 lb. 6 oz |
Morehead City |
1992 |
Annette F. Carrico |
Trout, Gray |
14 lb. 14 oz |
Nags Head Surf |
1980 |
Sterling L. Ammons |
Trout, Speckled |
12 lb. 4 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1961 |
John R. Kenyon |
Tuna, Bigeye |
311 lb. 8 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1992 |
Clarence N. Cook |
Tuna, Blackfin |
39 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2002 |
Robert W. Spencer |
Tuna, Bluefin |
744 lb. 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1995 |
Thomas Bailey |
Tuna, Skipjack |
22 lb. 3 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1968 |
J.W. Johnson, Jr. |
Tuna, Yellowfin |
237 lb. 0 oz |
Atlantic Ocean |
1979 |
James Mixon, Jr. |
Wahoo |
150 lb. 0 oz |
Ocracoke |
1994 |
Kevin M. Elwell |
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