Receding Wave at Atlantic Beach North Carolina

It is a warm, early Spring evening at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. The sun is setting over this south facing shoreline. The ocean is choppy, sending its waves to wash well up onto the sandy shore.

The sea side community of Atlantic Beach sits on the eastern end of a barrier island named Bogue Banks. One of several beach communities along North Carolina's Crystal Coast, this is the view from the public beach next to the town's boardwalk.