Today on Oak Island
Real conditions, updated whenever you open the page — so you can call the day before you’re even out of bed.
Weather via Open-Meteo · Tides via NOAA station 8659182 (Oak Island, Yaupon Beach). No accounts, no tracking.
Six guides for the week
Eat, ride the island, dodge the rain, read the sky, hunt for shells, and dive into the island’s wild past — each one built to use from your phone on the beach.
Eat & Drink
Oceanfront lunches, the island’s best kitchens, whiskey on tap, and the Southport dinners worth the bridge.
Find a table →Bike the Island
A flat 12-mile island with 11+ miles of paved path — from a 4-mile sunset spin to the 22-mile lighthouse traverse, with GPS files.
See the routes →Rainy Day
Recliner movies, a free maritime museum, bowling & laser tag, breweries and spas — everything within ~35 minutes.
Beat the weather →Weather & Wildlife
Live conditions, sunrise & sunset, water temp & surf, and a weather map — plus storm lore and the turtles, dolphins & foxes you’ll meet.
Check the sky →Shell Museum
A photo field-guide to the shells we’ve found — what each is, where to spot it, a fun fact. Snap a new one and AI adds it live.
Browse the collection →The History
Pirates run aground, a fort blown sky-high, a hurricane that ate a town in a morning. An immersive illustrated chronicle.
Read the chronicle →The basics, in one place
Our cottage sits at the quiet far-west end of the island — close to The Point, a short ride from everything.
📍 The cottage
101 W Beach Dr, Oak Island, NC 28465 — far west end, near Lockwood Folly Inlet & The Point.
Open in Maps🌅 The Point
The west-tip sunset spot where sound, inlet and ocean meet — a 4-mile round-trip bike or a short drive.
🐢 Turtle season
You’re here in peak loggerhead nesting — fill holes, flatten castles and lights-out for the sea at night.
🦈 Shark teeth
Caswell Beach on the east tip sheds fossil teeth — best hunting after a storm at low tide.
The island runs ~12 miles west-to-east; our cottage is at the far left (west) end.