Harkers Island Bridge Tides Today
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Harkers Island Bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:40 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:59 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:18 PM | 2.1 ft |
| Low tide | 9:19 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Harkers Island Bridge
Today at Harkers Island Bridge: high tide at 1:40 AM (1.5 ft) and 2:18 PM (2.1 ft), low tide at 7:59 AM (0.1 ft) and 9:19 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 16 mph, 66°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 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:14 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 16 mph | 66°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 15 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Harkers Island Bridge is
Harkers Island Bridge sits at 34.7150° N, 76.5783° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at Harkers Island, NC. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (NOAA 8656483), 5.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 109 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Beaufort Smith Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.6 mi away.
The tide at Harkers Island Bridge
Harkers Island Bridge 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier, station 8654400. High tide comes about 128 min later and low tide about 151 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.52 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8656503, established 1973, gauge removed 1978. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Harkers Island Bridge
- Channel Marker Lt. 59: 2.5 mi, tides about 54 min earlier
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek: 3.8 mi, tides about 90 min earlier
- Beaufort Inlet Channel Range: 5.1 mi, tides about 131 min earlier
- Gallant Channel: 5.2 mi, tides about 93 min earlier
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab: 5.2 mi, tides about 109 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Harkers Island Bridge this month: Oct 1, 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.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Harkers Island Bridge this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
About the Harkers Island Bridge
In 2023, NCDOT opened a new high-rise bridge to Harkers Island, replacing the swing bridge that had served the island from 1969 to 2023. If anyone from Harkers Island still tells you they're late because they got stuck at the bridge, they were just on island time.
There's a popular beach on the island side next to the old bridge terminal. On the mainland side, the old bridge has been reborn as a park and fishing pier, an easy place to soak a bait over structure the old roadbed left behind. Check the tide tables above to time the moving water.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Harkers Island Bridge, 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 🌖 | 4:45–6:45 AM 5:10–7:10 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 🌗 | 6:41–8:41 AM 7:06–9:06 PM | 11:32–1:32 AM 1:39–3:39 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:43–2:43 AM 2:11–4:11 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 | 2:57–4:57 AM 3:06–5:06 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:51–11:51 AM 10:16–12:16 AM | 4:00–6:00 AM 3:33–5:33 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8656503. 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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