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Coral Bay Tides Today

Atlantic Beach · Carteret County, NC · NOAA 8656566

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon73°S 13 mph · Chance showers and thunderstorms
12:42 AM0.2 ft6:39 AM2.0 ft1:25 PM0.2 ft6:55 PM1.7 ft
  1. Low12:42AM0.2 ft
  2. High6:39AM2.0 ft
  3. Low1:25PM0.2 ft
  4. High6:55PM1.7 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 6:39 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:39 to 7:39 AMaround high tide
  • 12:25 to 2:25 PMaround low 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

  • This AfternoonHigh 73°Chance showers and thunderstorms 47% rainS 13 mph
  • TonightLow 58°Showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms 78% rainW 8 to 13 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 7Good7:23 AM 2.0 ft7:39 PM 1.6 ft1:24 AM 0.1 ft2:13 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good8:04 AM 2.1 ft8:20 PM 1.6 ft2:02 AM 0.1 ft2:58 PM 0.2 ft
MondayNov 9Good8:43 AM 2.1 ft9:00 PM 1.5 ft2:39 AM 0.1 ft3:39 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good9:21 AM 2.1 ft9:38 PM 1.4 ft3:15 AM 0.2 ft4:20 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good9:59 AM 2.0 ft10:16 PM 1.4 ft3:52 AM 0.3 ft5:00 PM 0.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good10:38 AM 1.9 ft10:56 PM 1.3 ft4:29 AM 0.4 ft5:41 PM 0.4 ft
FridayNov 13Good11:19 AM 1.8 ft11:38 PM 1.3 ft5:08 AM 0.4 ft6:24 PM 0.5 ft

About the Tides at Coral Bay

Coral Bay 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 1.5 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 2.0 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 2:02 AM, and the highest is 2.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 8:43 AM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8656566, Coral Bay, Atlantic Beach, timed from its reference station Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier (8654400). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.