
Swimmer rescued at North Topsail Beach after being swept off sandbar; authorities call area “treacherous”
It’s like clockwork. Stop swimming in New River Inlet.

It’s like clockwork. Stop swimming in New River Inlet.
Per SCPD
REMINDER: The Traffic Management Program begins tomorrow, June 27.
The Towns of Surf City and Topsail Beach are partnering to improve traffic flow, enhance public safety, and maintain emergency vehicle access during the busy summer season.
Traffic management personnel will be located at key intersections along NC 50 and NC 210 on weekends and holiday periods to help keep traffic moving as efficiently as possible.
If you're traveling this weekend, please drive safely, remain attentive, and follow directions from traffic management personnel.
For more information about the program, visit surfcitync.gov.
Time for our annual reminder to visitors that our inlets are fast, dangerous, and can kill you. I’m a former life guard, swim instructor, scuba certified, water loving islander, and you’d never catch me swimming voluntarily in New River Inlet. I don’t even like going through it in my boat. Go to one of the many safer beaches front side of you want to swim. We’ve already lost another one this month alone.
Some stills taken from my GoPro 10 and color corrected after with VSCO.
Sight casting Snook off the beach is probably my favorite (but I haven’t got a big tarpon yet)