Station JMPN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8658163 - Wrightsville Beach, NC
34.213 N 77.786 W (34°12'48" N 77°47'11" W)

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Wilmington WFO.

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/?

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-06-01 1200Z	175	11	31	-	73	13	73	16
2026-06-01 0600Z	169	9	60	-	73	24	73	42
2026-06-01 0000Z	125	9	53	-	71	23	74	32
2026-05-31 1800Z	89	13	58	-	70	25	73	39
2026-05-31 1200Z	72	19	60	-	68	24	73	33
2026-05-31 0600Z	67	24	60	-	70	27	73	48
2026-05-31 0000Z	69	10	57	-	78	24	74	33
2026-05-30 1800Z	255	4	60	-	77	19	73	30
2026-05-30 1200Z	242	6	60	-	77	24	74	33
2026-05-30 0600Z	222	7	60	-	76	24	74	36
2026-05-30 0000Z	181	7	60	-	76	24	75	30
2026-05-29 1800Z	97	6	60	-	76	24	75	30
2026-05-29 1200Z	51	9	60	-	74	24	73	24
2026-05-29 0600Z	79	9	60	-	76	22	73	22
2026-05-29 0000Z	225	3	57	-	77	24	73	24
2026-05-28 1800Z	292	7	60	-	87	18	73	24
2026-05-28 1200Z	267	11	60	-	79	27	72	27
2026-05-28 0600Z	238	14	60	-	79	24	72	27
2026-05-28 0000Z	236	12	58	-	78	24	73	24
2026-05-27 1800Z	213	18	60	-	80	24	73	24

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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