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Hampstead Tides Today

Pender County, NC · NOAA 8657813

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon77°SW 10 mph · Showers and thunderstorms likely
5:32 AM4.1 ft12:02 PM0.6 ft5:49 PM3.6 ft
  1. High5:32AM4.1 ft
  2. Low12:02PM0.6 ft
  3. High5:49PM3.6 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 5:32 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:32 to 6:32 AMaround high tide
  • 11:02 AM to 1:02 PMaround low tide
  • 4:49 to 6:49 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:29 to 4:29 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:50 to 10:50 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:02 to 4:02 PMmoonset
  • Major9:12 to 11:12 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 77°Showers and thunderstorms likely 72% rainSW 10 mph
  • TonightLow 55°Chance showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 54% rainW 3 to 7 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 71°Sunny 1% rainN 7 to 10 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm · issued Fri 5:28 AM

Today
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A slight 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: SE 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:20 AM 4.2 ft6:35 PM 3.6 ft12:14 AM 0.3 ft12:54 PM 0.6 ft
SundayNov 8Good7:05 AM 4.3 ft7:19 PM 3.5 ft12:57 AM 0.3 ft1:44 PM 0.6 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:48 AM 4.3 ft8:02 PM 3.4 ft1:41 AM 0.3 ft2:29 PM 0.6 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair8:31 AM 4.2 ft8:45 PM 3.3 ft2:22 AM 0.4 ft3:11 PM 0.7 ft
WednesdayNov 11Good9:13 AM 4.1 ft9:27 PM 3.1 ft3:02 AM 0.4 ft3:50 PM 0.7 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:56 AM 4.0 ft10:10 PM 3.0 ft3:39 AM 0.5 ft4:28 PM 0.8 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:41 AM 3.9 ft10:56 PM 3.0 ft4:17 AM 0.6 ft5:08 PM 0.9 ft

About the Tides at Hampstead

Hampstead 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 3.3 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 4.0 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Friday, November 20 at 10:48 PM, and the highest is 4.3 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:48 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8657813.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8657813, Hampstead. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.