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Castle Hayne Tides Today

Northeast River · New Hanover County, NC · NOAA TEC2863

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today78°SW 8 mph · Chance rain showers then chance showers and thunderstorms
3:58 AM0.0 ft9:45 AM2.2 ft4:26 PM0.1 ft10:01 PM2.0 ft
  1. Low3:58AM0.0 ft
  2. High9:45AM2.2 ft
  3. Low4:26PM0.1 ft
  4. High10:01PM2.0 ft

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

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 4:26 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 8:45 to 10:45 AMaround high tide
  • 3:26 to 5:26 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:30 to 4:30 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:51 to 10:51 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:03 to 4:03 PMmoonset
  • Major9:13 to 11:13 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 78°Chance rain showers then chance showers and thunderstorms 78% rainSW 8 mph
  • TonightLow 55°Chance showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 49% rainNW 2 to 6 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 71°Sunny 1% rainN 6 to 9 mph

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good10:33 AM 2.2 ft10:46 PM 2.0 ft4:44 AM 0.0 ft5:17 PM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good11:18 AM 2.2 ft11:29 PM 1.9 ft5:28 AM 0.0 ft6:05 PM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good12:00 PM 2.2 ft6:10 AM 0.0 ft6:50 PM 0.1 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good12:11 AM 1.9 ft12:41 PM 2.2 ft6:50 AM 0.1 ft7:34 PM 0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good12:52 AM 1.8 ft1:21 PM 2.1 ft7:28 AM 0.1 ft8:15 PM 0.2 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good1:34 AM 1.8 ft2:01 PM 2.0 ft8:03 AM 0.2 ft8:55 PM 0.3 ft
FridayNov 13Fair2:14 AM 1.7 ft2:41 PM 2.0 ft8:35 AM 0.2 ft9:32 PM 0.3 ft

About the Tides at Castle Hayne

Castle Hayne 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 1.9 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 2.3 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 4:44 AM, and the highest is 2.2 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 11:18 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Wilmington, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station TEC2863, Castle Hayne, Northeast River, timed from its reference station Wilmington (8658120). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.