Hatteras (ocean) Tides Today
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Hatteras (ocean) runs a mean tidal range of about 0.3 ft. This month the highest water, 1.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 10, and the lowest, 0.5 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 26.
| High tide | 1:34 AM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 7:46 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:48 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:31 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Hatteras (ocean)
Today at Hatteras (ocean): high tide at 1:34 AM (0.8 ft) and 1:48 PM (0.9 ft), low tide at 7:46 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:31 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 20 to 23 mph, 62°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. The water at the gauge reads 67°F. Sunrise is at 7:22 AM and sunset at 6:10 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 20 to 23 mph | 62°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 20 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hatteras (ocean) is
Hatteras (ocean) sits at 35.2086° N, 75.7042° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at Hatteras, NC, in Dare County. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 2010. The nearest weather station is USCG Station Hatteras, NC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Hatteras (ocean)
Hatteras (ocean) has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.7 ft, and 0.5 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 Hatteras (ocean) about 1.1 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 6.3 ft on Oct 9, 2016.
- Lowest on record: -2.7 ft on Aug 27, 2011.
- The National Weather Service counts 2.4 ft as minor flooding here, 3.4 ft as moderate and 4.4 ft as major.
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 Hatteras (ocean) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.7 ft above it and mean sea level 0.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.4 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 Oregon Inlet Marina, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8654467, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 2010. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Hatteras (ocean)
- Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier: 4.0 mi, tides about 109 min earlier
- Peter's Ditch: 14.6 mi, tides about 96 min later
- Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound: 17.2 mi, tides about 78 min earlier
- Cedar Island: 36.9 mi, tides about 133 min later
- Davis Slough: 38.2 mi, tides about 50 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hatteras (ocean) this month: Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13. 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 Hatteras (ocean), 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 🌖 | 4:41–6:41 AM 5:06–7:06 PM | 10:13–12:13 AM 12:16–2:16 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:41–7:41 AM 6:06–8:06 PM | — 1:00–3:00 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:37–8:37 AM 7:02–9:02 PM | 11:27–1:27 AM 1:36–3:36 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:29–9:29 AM 7:54–9:54 PM | 12:39–2:39 AM 2:08–4:08 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:17–10:17 AM 8:42–10:42 PM | 1:47–3:47 AM 2:36–4:36 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 2:53–4:53 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 3:57–5:57 AM 3:29–5:29 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8654467. 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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