Spot Guide › United States › North Carolina › Fort Fisher → Carolina Beach North End downwind route
North Carolina, United States · 34.0060, -77.9000
Downwind run · ~51 km
Launch: Fort Fisher
Landing: Carolina Beach North End
Route drawn from the run name — approximate, not a GPS track.
Season
Strong wind reported through spring and summer
Water
Atlantic coastal wind swell
Experience
Experienced open-ocean downwinder
Hazards
The forum describes a roughly seven-mile coastal run but does not publish endpoints, access or a rescue plan; treat the long exposed route as incomplete local beta.
Parking & access
Arrange a legal two-vehicle shuttle and verify current access at both ends; the forum does not identify exact launch or landing lots.
“Progression Project forum first-hand historical report calls Fort Fisher to the north end of Carolina Beach the area's original SUP downwind run and describes roughly seven miles of usable coast. The pin is an approximate route midpoint; exact endpoints were not posted.”
— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-01
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