Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet Tides Today
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Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 4.4 ft. This month the highest water, 5.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:20 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:23 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 12:55 PM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:26 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet
Today at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet: high tide at 12:20 AM (4.3 ft) and 12:55 PM (5.5 ft), low tide at 6:23 AM (-0.0 ft) and 7:26 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 13 mph, 71°F. Sunrise is at 7:31 AM and sunset at 6:23 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 13 mph | 71°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 9 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet is
Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet sits at 33.9150° N, 78.3733° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Shallotte, NC, in Brunswick County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2021 until 2022, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Ocean Isle Beach (a Hohonu community gauge), 3.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 18 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Sunset Nearshore, NC (SUN2), an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 8.0 mi away.
The tide at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet
Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 4.8 ft, and 4.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Lowcountry tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of near equal size, and the range grows toward Georgia, where 6 to 9 ft is normal.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet about 0.5 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.8 ft above it and mean sea level 2.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.9 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Wilmington, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8659665, established 2021, gauge removed 2022. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet
- Sunset Beach Pier: 8.4 mi, tides about 25 min earlier
- Varnamtown, Lockwoods Folly River: 8.9 mi, tides about 49 min later
- Oak Island, Yaupon Beach: 16.7 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
- Southport: 20.4 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Bald Head: 21.4 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Bowen Point, Shallotte Inlet, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 4:52–6:52 AM 5:17–7:17 PM | 10:28–12:28 AM 12:23–2:23 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:53–7:53 AM 6:18–8:18 PM | — 1:08–3:08 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:48–8:48 AM 7:13–9:13 PM | 11:41–1:41 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:40–9:40 AM 8:05–10:05 PM | 12:52–2:52 AM 2:17–4:17 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:28–10:28 AM 8:53–10:53 PM | 1:59–3:59 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:13–11:13 AM 9:38–11:38 PM | 3:04–5:04 AM 3:14–5:14 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:58–11:58 AM 10:23–12:23 AM | 4:07–6:07 AM 3:41–5:41 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8659665. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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