Davis, Core Sound Tides Today
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Davis, Core Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 1.0 ft. This month the highest water, 1.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.2 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 2:41 AM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:05 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 3:30 PM | 1.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:30 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Davis, Core Sound
Today at Davis, Core Sound: high tide at 2:41 AM (1.2 ft) and 3:30 PM (1.7 ft), low tide at 9:05 AM (0.2 ft) and 10:30 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 17 mph, 64°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:24 AM and sunset at 6:14 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 17 mph | 64°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 14 to 17 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Davis, Core Sound is
Davis, Core Sound sits at 34.7968° N, 76.4555° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at Davis, NC. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2012 until 2012, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (NOAA 8656483), 13.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 171 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Beaufort Smith Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 12.2 mi away.
The tide at Davis, Core Sound
Davis, Core Sound 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 1.3 ft, and 1.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Ocean-side tides here are semidiurnal with two highs a day of 3 to 4 ft, while the sounds behind the banks are mostly wind driven with a lunar tide of a foot or less.
About this station
- High tide reaches Davis, Core Sound about 3.0 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 Davis, Core Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8656201, established 2012, gauge removed 2012. 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 Davis, Core Sound
- North River Bridge: 8.7 mi, tides about 35 min earlier
- Harkers Island Bridge: 9.0 mi, tides about 62 min earlier
- Channel Marker Lt. 59: 11.4 mi, tides about 115 min earlier
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek: 12.3 mi, tides about 151 min earlier
- Gallant Channel: 13.0 mi, tides about 155 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Davis, Core Sound this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Davis, Core Sound, 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 🌖 | 4:44–6:44 AM 5:09–7:09 PM | 10:18–12:18 AM 12:18–2:18 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:45–7:45 AM 6:10–8:10 PM | — 1:02–3:02 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:40–8:40 AM 7:05–9:05 PM | 11:31–1:31 AM 1:39–3:39 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:42–2:42 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:20–10:20 AM 8:45–10:45 PM | 1:51–3:51 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:06–11:06 AM 9:31–11:31 PM | 2:56–4:56 AM 3:06–5:06 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:50–11:50 AM 10:15–12:15 AM | 4:00–6:00 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8656201. 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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