Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier Tides Today
Near Frisco · Dare County, NC · NOAA 8654400
- High4:52AM3.7 ft
- Low11:11AM0.3 ft
- High5:08PM3.1 ft
- Low11:10PM0.1 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 5:08 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 10:11 AM to 12:11 PMaround low tide
- 4:08 to 6:08 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:21 to 4:21 AMmoonrise
- Major8:41 to 10:41 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:53 to 3:53 PMmoonset
- Major9:03 to 11:03 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 5:36 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:36 to 6:36 AMaround high tide
- 10:59 AM to 12:59 PMaround low tide
- 4:52 to 6:52 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:23 to 5:23 AMmoonrise
- Major9:26 to 11:26 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:21 to 4:21 PMmoonset
- Major9:49 to 11:49 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 slight chance showers and thunderstorms 15% rainS 13 mph
- TonightLow 60°Slight chance showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms 90% rainW 10 to 16 mph
- SaturdayHigh 63°Mostly sunny 3% rainN 13 to 18 mph
Boating Forecast
S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM · issued Fri 4:14 AM
- Today
- S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning.
- Tonight
- SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers.
- Sat
- N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 10 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 5:36 AM 3.8 ft5:52 PM 3.0 ft | 11:59 AM 0.2 ft11:48 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 6:17 AM 3.9 ft6:33 PM 2.9 ft | 12:44 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 6:56 AM 3.9 ft7:13 PM 2.8 ft | 12:25 AM 0.2 ft1:25 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 7:34 AM 3.9 ft7:51 PM 2.7 ft | 1:01 AM 0.2 ft2:06 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 8:12 AM 3.8 ft8:29 PM 2.6 ft | 1:38 AM 0.3 ft2:46 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 8:51 AM 3.6 ft9:09 PM 2.5 ft | 2:15 AM 0.4 ft3:27 PM 0.5 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 9:32 AM 3.5 ft9:51 PM 2.4 ft | 2:54 AM 0.5 ft4:10 PM 0.7 ft |
About the Tides at Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier
Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 3.0 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 3.8 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 11:48 PM, and the highest is 3.9 ft on Monday, November 9 at 6:56 AM.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8654400.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8654400, Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.