Wilmington Beach Tides Today
Near Carolina Beach · New Hanover County, NC · NOAA 8658559
- High5:10AM5.2 ft
- Low11:21AM0.4 ft
- High5:26PM4.4 ft
- Low11:20PM0.2 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 5:10 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:10 to 6:10 AMaround high tide
- 10:21 AM to 12:21 PMaround low tide
- 4:26 to 6:26 PMaround high 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 Outlook
The high tide at 5:54 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 4:54 to 6:54 AMaround high tide
- 11:09 AM to 1:09 PMaround low tide
- 5:10 to 7:10 PMaround high tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:31 to 5:31 AMmoonrise
- Major9:35 to 11:35 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:32 to 4:32 PMmoonset
- Major9:58 to 11:58 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 76°Showers and thunderstorms likely 69% rainSW 8 to 12 mph
- TonightLow 58°Showers and thunderstorms likely then mostly cloudy 60% rainNW 5 to 10 mph
- SaturdayHigh 70°Sunny 1% rainN 10 to 14 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.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 5:54 AM 5.4 ft6:10 PM 4.3 ft | 12:09 PM 0.3 ft11:58 PM 0.2 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 6:35 AM 5.5 ft6:51 PM 4.1 ft | 12:54 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 7:14 AM 5.5 ft7:31 PM 4.0 ft | 12:35 AM 0.2 ft1:35 PM 0.3 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 7:52 AM 5.4 ft8:09 PM 3.8 ft | 1:11 AM 0.3 ft2:16 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 8:30 AM 5.3 ft8:47 PM 3.7 ft | 1:48 AM 0.4 ft2:56 PM 0.5 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 9:09 AM 5.1 ft9:27 PM 3.5 ft | 2:25 AM 0.5 ft3:37 PM 0.7 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 9:50 AM 4.9 ft10:09 PM 3.4 ft | 3:04 AM 0.7 ft4:20 PM 0.8 ft |
About the Tides at Wilmington Beach
Wilmington Beach 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 4.2 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 5.3 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 11:58 PM, and the highest is 5.5 ft on Monday, November 9 at 7:14 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 8658559, Wilmington Beach, timed from its reference station Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier (8654400). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.