Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) Tides Today
Near Nags Head · Dare County, NC · NOAA 8652678
- High5:16AM2.4 ft
- Low11:28AM0.1 ft
- High5:27PM2.0 ft
- Low11:21PM-0.1 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 5:16 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:16 to 6:16 AMaround high tide
- 10:28 AM to 12:28 PMaround low tide
- 4:27 to 6:27 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:21 to 4:21 AMmoonrise
- Major8:41 to 10:41 AMmoon overhead
- Minor2:52 to 3:52 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 5:58 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:58 to 6:58 AMaround high tide
- 11:17 AM to 1:17 PMaround low tide
- 5:12 to 7:12 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:24 to 5:24 AMmoonrise
- Major9:25 to 11:25 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:19 to 4:19 PMmoonset
- Major9:48 to 11:48 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 71°Mostly cloudy then slight chance showers and thunderstorms 28% rainS 14 mph
- TonightLow 59°Showers and thunderstorms then chance showers and thunderstorms 90% rainW 13 to 17 mph
- SaturdayHigh 62°Mostly sunny 1% rainN 14 to 21 mph
Boating Forecast
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds · issued Fri 4:14 AM
- Today
- S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late this morning and afternoon. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of showers and tstms late.
- Tonight
- SW winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Waves light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight. A slight chance of tstms. Showers, mainly in the evening.
- Sat
- N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves a moderate chop.
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 | 5:58 AM 2.5 ft6:12 PM 1.9 ft | 12:17 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 6:37 AM 2.5 ft6:52 PM 1.8 ft | 12:00 AM -0.1 ft1:01 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 7:12 AM 2.5 ft7:29 PM 1.7 ft | 12:38 AM -0.1 ft1:41 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 7:45 AM 2.5 ft8:03 PM 1.7 ft | 1:14 AM -0.1 ft2:18 PM -0.1 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 8:18 AM 2.4 ft8:38 PM 1.6 ft | 1:50 AM 0.0 ft2:56 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 8:52 AM 2.3 ft9:16 PM 1.5 ft | 2:26 AM 0.1 ft3:35 PM 0.0 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 9:30 AM 2.2 ft10:01 PM 1.4 ft | 3:03 AM 0.1 ft4:18 PM 0.1 ft |
About the Tides at Oregon Inlet (USCG Station)
Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) 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 2.2 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 2.7 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Friday, November 20 at 9:44 PM, and the highest is 2.5 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 6:37 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.
NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8652678.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8652678, Oregon Inlet (USCG Station). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.