Ocracoke Inlet Tides Today
North Carolina · NOAA TEC2793
- High5:01AM2.3 ft
- Low11:22AM0.2 ft
- High5:17PM2.0 ft
- Low11:21PM0.1 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 5:01 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:01 to 6:01 AMaround high tide
- 10:22 AM to 12:22 PMaround low tide
- 4:17 to 6:17 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:23 to 4:23 AMmoonrise
- Major8:43 to 10:43 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:54 to 3:54 PMmoonset
- Major9:05 to 11:05 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 5:45 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:45 to 6:45 AMaround high tide
- 11:10 AM to 1:10 PMaround low tide
- 5:01 to 7:01 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:25 to 5:25 AMmoonrise
- Major9:27 to 11:27 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:23 to 4:23 PMmoonset
- Major9:50 to 11:50 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 23% rainS 14 mph
- TonightLow 60°Chance showers and thunderstorms 87% rainW 10 to 15 mph
- SaturdayHigh 64°Mostly sunny 3% rainN 12 to 17 mph
Boating Forecast
Pamlico Sound · issued Fri 4:14 AM
- Today
- S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
- Tonight
- SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
- Sat
- N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
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 | 5:45 AM 2.4 ft6:01 PM 1.9 ft | 12:10 PM 0.2 ft11:59 PM 0.1 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 6:26 AM 2.5 ft6:42 PM 1.9 ft | 12:55 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 7:05 AM 2.5 ft7:22 PM 1.8 ft | 12:36 AM 0.1 ft1:36 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 7:43 AM 2.4 ft8:00 PM 1.7 ft | 1:12 AM 0.2 ft2:17 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 8:21 AM 2.4 ft8:38 PM 1.6 ft | 1:49 AM 0.3 ft2:57 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 9:00 AM 2.3 ft9:18 PM 1.6 ft | 2:26 AM 0.4 ft3:38 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 9:41 AM 2.2 ft10:00 PM 1.5 ft | 3:05 AM 0.4 ft4:21 PM 0.5 ft |
About the Tides at Ocracoke Inlet
Ocracoke Inlet 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 1.9 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 2.3 feet. The lowest water is 0.1 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 11:59 PM, and the highest is 2.5 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:05 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 TEC2793, Ocracoke Inlet, timed from its reference station Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier (8654400). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.