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4th St Beach Access
4.7★ · 193 Google ratings · Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
400 yd away · fills up
Walk
310 ft · 1 min
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
5 ft range today
Length
5.7 miles of shoreline
Water quality
Good · 3% of 33 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Sun 8am
Map of 4th St Beach Access
Guide
Good to know
Arrive early for solitude
Multiple visitors reported having the beach nearly to themselves by arriving at sunrise or early morning.
Visit at low tide
Low tide reveals extensive tide pools, hard-packed sand, abundant shells, and stretches the beach out for hundreds of yards.
Wear proper footwear on jetty
The new rock jetty is walkable but requires sneakers or conforming shoes, not flip-flops or Crocs.
Plan to walk for parking
Parking is extremely limited and often requires a 10-minute walk or more to reach the beach access.
Bring water for foot rinsing
While showers exist, some reviewers reported no water access or foot-washing stations and trash on the ground.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
85°F · clear
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.0 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the NNE
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 00:18 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 06:03 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:17 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:43 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:42 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 454-498 E 4th St, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
🅿 Parking 400 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 310 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at 4th St Beach Access?
The nearest mapped parking area is 400 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at 4th St Beach Access?
310 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does 4th St Beach Access have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is 4th St Beach Access least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Sun 8am and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
