Today's tide
Today's tides
ft above MLLW- High5:00 AM1.0 ft
- Low11:24 AM0.6 ft
- High5:36 PM1.1 ft
Tomorrow's tide (predicted)
Tomorrow's tides
ft above MLLW- Low12:00 AM0.6 ft
- High6:00 AM1.0 ft
- Low12:18 PM0.6 ft
- High6:24 PM1.1 ft
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| High | 5:00 AM | 1.0 ft |
| Low | 11:24 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High | 5:36 PM | 1.1 ft |
Best windows today
- Fishing10:00 to 11:00 PM
Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 PM) has passed. Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 12:00 AM low.
- Tidepools & shellingNo daylight low today
No daylight low today.
- SurfingNext: Wed 2:00 to 3:00 PMEarlier today: 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Today's best window (1:00 to 3:00 PM) has passed.
- Shallow boat launchAvoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM
Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.
Best windows tomorrow
- Fishing6:00 to 7:00 AM
Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 12:18 PM low. Second window 5:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Tidepools & shellingNo daylight low today
No daylight low today.
- Surfing2:00 to 3:00 PM
Mid tide from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.
- Shallow boat launchAvoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM
Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.
Next 7 days
October calendar →| Day | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Range, ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TodayTue 20 | H5:00a1.0 | L11:24a0.6 | H5:36p1.1 | 0.5 | |
| WedOct 21 | L12:00a0.6 | H6:00a1.0 | L12:18p0.6 | H6:24p1.1 | 0.5 |
| ThuOct 22 | L12:48a0.6 | H6:54a1.0 | L1:18p0.6 | H7:06p1.1 | 0.5 |
| FriOct 23 | L1:42a0.6 | H7:42a1.1 | L2:18p0.6 | H7:48p1.1 | 0.5 |
| SatOct 24 | L2:30a0.5 | H8:30a1.1 | L3:12p0.6 | H8:30p1.0 | 0.6 |
| SunOct 25 | L3:24a0.5 | H9:18a1.2 | L4:06p0.6 | H9:06p1.0 | 0.7 |
| MonOct 26 | L4:06a0.4 | H10:06a1.2 | L5:00p0.6 | H9:42p1.0 | 0.8 |
Neap tides Thursday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides
Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8657002.
Nearby stations
Currents
No current prediction station nearby.
Station details
- Datum
- Mean lower low water
- Predictions
- NOAA, from this station's own tide records
- Live gauge
- None
- Coordinates
- 34.576° N, 77.395° W
- Time zone
- Eastern, UTC−4
- Station ID
- NOAA 8657002
About the tides at Sneads Ferry
This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. The mean range is small, about 0.6 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. That is smaller than most North Carolina stations on this site. The next spring tides peak on October 28, with a range of 0.9 ft. Neap tides follow on Thursday, when the range shrinks to 0.5 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 1.3 ft on October 12, and the lowest is −0.5 ft on January 22.
This is a prediction station. NOAA calculates its tides from past measurements at this spot, but there is no live gauge today. NOAA measured the tide here from 2021 to 2022 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is New River Inlet, 4 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 40 m earlier.
Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.