There is limited shore diving, but it can be excellent. One needs to dive the Radio Island Rock Jetty during High Slack Tide. Visibility can be anywhere from 1 ft to 20 ft (on a very rare great day). You'll see tons of life, including corals, sponges, algae, tropical and temperate fishes.
Offshore, you may take a charter vessel and head to one of the wrecks that make the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" so amazing. Head over to the Caribsea on the east side where Sand Tiger sharks and perhaps a Goliath grouper will welcome you to their domain. Go South and you can explore the U352, a WWII wartime wreck, or the Aeolus and Spar, some planned artificial reefs. At any given time, you may encounter Sand Tigers, Sting rays, amberjacks, tomtates, snapper, and grouper. If you like the shallower sets, you may head southwest and visit the tugs, Indra, barge, and Hutton. Some were war wrecks and some were artificial reefs that were sunk. Either way, you'll enjoy the diversity of organisms that you see out there!
Year round, but the water does get cooler from November through March. Some dive with a drysuit and others muscle it out with a 7mm. During the Spring, Summer, and Fall, temperatures allow for a 2.5mm, 3mm, and 5mm.
One can fly into Raleigh (RDU) and drive approximately 2.5 hours south east to the coast. Or, you can fly into the New Bern (EWN) airport and drive approximately 45 min to Morehead/Beaufort area.
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