North Carolina tide times

North Carolina has 65 NOAA tide stations on this site. 6 of them have a live water level gauge. Ranges vary a lot here. Sunset Beach Pier averages about 5.0 ft between high and low, while Manns Harbor averages about 0.3 ft. Most stations here have a mixed tide, so the two daily lows can be quite different. Spring tides peak around Tuesday, Oct 27.

Tide stations in North Carolina

Brunswick Islands

3 stations

Cape Fear and Wilmington

15 stations

Topsail and Onslow Bay

4 stations

Crystal Coast and Core Sound

23 stations

Pamlico Sound and rivers

3 stations

Outer Banks

17 stations

About the North Carolina coast

Behind the Outer Banks lies the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary, which the state calls the second largest estuary system in the country.Source: Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership

Tide predictions and water levels: NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. See the king tides guide for this year's highest tides.