New River Inlet Tides Today
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New River Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 3.0 ft. This month the highest water, 4.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 5:45 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 12:26 PM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:05 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at New River Inlet
Today at New River Inlet: high tide at 12:26 PM (3.9 ft), low tide at 5:45 AM (0.2 ft) and 7:05 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 14 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 7:27 AM and sunset at 6:18 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 14 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where New River Inlet is
New River Inlet sits at 34.5333° N, 77.3417° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at North Topsail Beach, NC, in Onslow County. 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 North Topsail Beach (a Hohonu community gauge), 4.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 201 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is MCAS New River, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 13.2 mi away.
The tide at New River Inlet
New River 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. 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 16 min later and low tide about 17 min later than there.
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 8657167. 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 New River Inlet
- Sneads Ferry, New River: 4.3 mi, tides about 115 min later
- Ocean City Beach (fishing pier): 10.4 mi, tides about 16 min earlier
- Swansboro, East Corbett Ave. Bridge: 16.5 mi, tides about 107 min later
- Hampstead: 24.7 mi, tides about 50 min later
- SpoonersCreek: 33.4 mi, tides about 114 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at New River Inlet 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 New River Inlet 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for New River 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 🌖 | 4:48–6:48 AM 5:13–7:13 PM | 10:22–12:22 AM 12:20–2:20 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:48–7:48 AM 6:13–8:13 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:44–8:44 AM 7:09–9:09 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:35–9:35 AM 8:00–10:00 PM | 12:47–2:47 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:23–10:23 AM 8:48–10:48 PM | 1:54–3:54 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 3:09–5:09 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:03–6:03 AM 3:36–5:36 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8657167. 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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