|
Emerald Isle ( ID emerald_isle )
Hits: 623
|
|
|
| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
North Carolina (USA) |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
Wilmington |
| Next Town: |
Swansboro, Morehead, New Bern |
| Latitude: |
34.656 |
| Longitude: |
-77.0522 |
|
|
Type: | - Ocean
- Lagoon
- River
| Rider Ability: - Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert
|
| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
| Features: - Rooms
- Camping
- School
- Shop
- Repair
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Type: | - Shallow
- Flat
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
- Big Wave (> 3m)
| Hazards: - Swimmers
- Currents
- Shells
|
| Quality: | No Information | Best Tide: - Falling Tide
|
|
Emerald Isle provides a variety of conditions from butter flat to 30 miles of roping beach break for downwinder heaven.
Edit
|
|
|
|
Type: | - Sand
| Size: - Big
|
| Hazards: | - None
| Beach crowds: - June
- July
- August
|
|
Miles of beach although somewhat crowded in peak summer months with tourists.
Edit
|
|
|
Spring: | - Shorty
| Summer: - Shorts
|
| Fall: | - Normal Wetsuit
| Winter: - Normal Wetsuit
|
|
Weather is best from mid of March 15 to beginning of December.
Edit
|
|
|
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
|
Best Months: | - March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
| Wind Type: - Frontal Winds
- Trade Winds
|
| Best Direction: | - NE
- ENE
- E
- ESE
- SE
- SSE
- S
- SSW
- SW
- WSW
- W
| Main Direction: - SW
|
|
Southwest is the prevailing wind but access is available to all directions almost.
Edit
|
|
|
Transport: | - Car
- Boat
| Access: - No Walk
|
|
Take hwy 17 N. for 1h15m from Wilmington past Jacksonville. Take hwy 58 E. or take hwy 24 south from Morehead.
Edit
|
|
|
|
Watch out for people, fisherman, and houses.
Edit
|
|
|
A few small bars. Two cities within a half hours drive.
Edit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
)
)
)
