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Atlantic Beach Tides Today

Carteret County, NC · NOAA 8656590

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today73°S 13 mph · Mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms
4:48 AM4.4 ft10:57 AM0.3 ft5:02 PM3.8 ft11:03 PM0.1 ft
  1. High4:48AM4.4 ft
  2. Low10:57AM0.3 ft
  3. High5:02PM3.8 ft
  4. Low11:03PM0.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 5:02 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 9:57 to 11:57 AMaround low tide
  • 4:02 to 6:02 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:26 to 4:26 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:46 to 10:46 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor2:58 to 3:58 PMmoonset
  • Major9:08 to 11:08 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See North Carolina fishing license info and size and bag limits from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 73°Mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms 44% rainS 13 mph
  • TonightLow 59°Showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms 77% rainW 8 to 14 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 67°Mostly sunnyN 9 to 14 mph

Boating Forecast

S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM · issued Fri 4:14 AM

Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon.
Tonight
SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and tstms after midnight.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good5:31 AM 4.6 ft5:44 PM 3.7 ft11:48 AM 0.3 ft11:45 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:11 AM 4.7 ft6:23 PM 3.6 ft12:33 PM 0.3 ft
MondayNov 9Good6:49 AM 4.7 ft7:02 PM 3.5 ft12:25 AM 0.1 ft1:14 PM 0.3 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good7:27 AM 4.6 ft7:41 PM 3.4 ft1:03 AM 0.2 ft1:52 PM 0.4 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:08 AM 4.4 ft8:23 PM 3.3 ft1:40 AM 0.3 ft2:29 PM 0.5 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair8:51 AM 4.3 ft9:07 PM 3.1 ft2:17 AM 0.4 ft3:06 PM 0.7 ft
FridayNov 13Good9:34 AM 4.1 ft9:51 PM 3.1 ft2:54 AM 0.6 ft3:48 PM 0.8 ft

About the Tides at Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 3.7 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 4.5 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 11:45 PM, and the highest is 4.7 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:11 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8656590.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8656590, Atlantic Beach. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.