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Newport River Access

Newport River Access is a public kayak and canoe launch on Beaufort Inlet near Beaufort, North Carolina.

Aerial view of the multi-lane ramp with boarding docks and the trailer parking lot, October 2022
Aerial view of the multi-lane ramp with boarding docks and the trailer parking lot, October 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
Accessible parking
Coordinates
34.72248, -76.68688

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Wilmington District; the one nearest this launch is of October 7, 2026). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • No-wake zone · zone at cove west side of Radio Island south of Old Causeway Road, at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ158, S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Morehead City station, 0.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 1:18 am 3.0 ft · Low 7:18 am 0.6 ft · High 1:50 pm 3.7 ft · Low 8:23 pm 0.5 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 2:29 am 3.1 ft · Low 8:34 am 0.6 ft · High 2:55 pm 3.6 ft · Low 9:20 pm 0.4 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 3:33 am 3.4 ft · Low 9:44 am 0.5 ft · High 3:54 pm 3.5 ft · Low 10:10 pm 0.3 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 4:29 am 3.6 ft · Low 10:45 am 0.4 ft · High 4:47 pm 3.4 ft · Low 10:55 pm 0.2 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 5:18 am 3.8 ft · Low 11:38 am 0.4 ft · High 5:34 pm 3.3 ft · Low 11:37 pm 0.2 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 6:02 am 4.0 ft · Low 12:26 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:18 pm 3.2 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 12:15 am 0.2 ft · High 6:43 am 4.1 ft · Low 1:11 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:59 pm 3.1 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Morehead City Harbor - Inner Harbor - Northwest Leg · 0.4 mi from this launch
    Before-dredging survey of October 7, 2026 by the Wilmington District. Least depth in the channel (East Leg): 38 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 45 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Beaufort Inlet

Bay in North Carolina. All launches on Beaufort Inlet.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.