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Bowen Point Tides Today

Shallotte Inlet · Brunswick County, NC · NOAA 8659665

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon76°SW 10 mph · Showers and thunderstorms
5:00 AM5.1 ft11:22 AM0.3 ft5:15 PM4.6 ft11:36 PM0.1 ft
  1. High5:00AM5.1 ft
  2. Low11:22AM0.3 ft
  3. High5:15PM4.6 ft
  4. Low11:36PM0.1 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 5:15 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 10:22 AM to 12:22 PMaround low tide
  • 4:15 to 6:15 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:32 to 4:32 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:52 to 10:52 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:05 to 4:05 PMmoonset
  • Major9:15 to 11:15 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

  • This AfternoonHigh 76°Showers and thunderstorms 80% rainSW 10 mph
  • TonightLow 56°Showers and thunderstorms likely then mostly cloudy 57% rainNW 3 to 7 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 71°Sunny 1% rainN 8 to 12 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM · issued Fri 5:28 AM

Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon.
Tonight
W winds 10 kt, becoming N with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 4 seconds.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good5:50 AM 5.2 ft6:02 PM 4.5 ft12:10 PM 0.3 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:37 AM 5.3 ft6:47 PM 4.3 ft12:18 AM 0.1 ft12:57 PM 0.4 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:21 AM 5.2 ft7:30 PM 4.2 ft1:01 AM 0.2 ft1:43 PM 0.5 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good8:05 AM 5.1 ft8:11 PM 4.1 ft1:43 AM 0.2 ft2:28 PM 0.5 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:47 AM 5.0 ft8:53 PM 3.9 ft2:25 AM 0.3 ft3:11 PM 0.6 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:31 AM 4.9 ft9:35 PM 3.8 ft3:06 AM 0.4 ft3:52 PM 0.7 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:16 AM 4.7 ft10:19 PM 3.7 ft3:46 AM 0.5 ft4:33 PM 0.8 ft

About the Tides at Bowen Point

Bowen Point 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 4.3 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 5.2 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Friday, November 6 at 11:36 PM, and the highest is 5.3 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:37 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8659665.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8659665, Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.