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Cinematic ocean shoreline with rolling waves and bright coastal light.

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Tru Blue Beach Explorer focuses on Wilmington-area beaches, including Wrightsville Beach, Surf City, and Carolina Beach, comparing parking, weather, ocean temperature, tides, and local beach information so you can choose the right beach in seconds.

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Where should you go?

Recommendations weigh parking and traffic first, then weather, ocean temperature, tides, and local conditions.

Actual Wrightsville Beach shoreline viewed from Crystal Pier.
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New Hanover County

Wrightsville Beach

Everything Wrightsville Beach, surf, tides, water temps, and parking in one place.

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Actual Surf City public beach access on Topsail Island.
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Topsail Island

Surf City

Everything Surf City, surf, tides, water temps, and parking in one place.

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Actual Carolina Beach Pier at the shoreline.
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Pleasure Island

Carolina Beach

Everything Carolina Beach, surf, tides, water temps, and parking in one place.

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Parking availability is sourced from Pivot Parking

Parking availability and traffic reflects the latest available data but may change quickly.