Topsail Island's main town. Same Yorktown-fed gravel, easier access, lots of nearby food. Great family base.
Prime conditions today. Best window opens around the 1:11 PM low (0.2 ft, likely 0.2 ft above NOAA → less beach). Brisk NE winds (19 mph) — expect chop; seas 3 ft+ — murky and choppy.
Next 3 days: Next few days look steady — all prime-range. Pick whatever fits your schedule.
Plan around the prime low-tide window. 4.9ft swing · spring tide · low 1:11 PM · post-storm · +15 event boost.
Impact on visibility and stir-up over the next 5 days.
The Hunt Score blends tide range, lunar phase, daylight timing, recent stir, wind setup, and surf.
Exceptional. Don't sit on this one.
We are deliberate about which factors to include. These are not currently in the model:
If you think we should add one of these, log a hunt with notes — every rated outcome helps us decide which signals actually predict tooth count.
Wrack-line walk + kid sifters work well here.
Town accesses every few blocks; pay parking in season.
Beach surface collecting allowed.
Trophy = headline find · Rare = real score · Uncommon = some trips · Common = most trips.
The beachcomber's bonus round — what else the geology gives up.
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