Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound Tides Today
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Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 0.7 ft. This month the highest water, 1.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.4 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 8.
| Low tide | 5:43 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 12:30 PM | 1.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:10 PM | 0.5 ft |
Today on the water at Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound
Today at Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound: high tide at 12:30 PM (1.4 ft), low tide at 5:43 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:10 PM (0.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 20 to 24 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. Sunrise is at 7:23 AM and sunset at 6:11 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 20 to 24 mph | 62°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 20 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound is
Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound sits at 35.1155° N, 75.9869° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at Ocracoke, NC, in Hyde County. The station here is a NOAA reference station with its own harmonic tide predictions but no live gauge. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Hatteras (ocean) (NOAA 8654467), 17.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 78 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is USCG Station Hatteras, NC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 17.2 mi away.
The tide at Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound
Ocracoke, Pamlico 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 1.0 ft, and 0.8 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 Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound about 12.3 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 Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.0 ft above it and mean sea level 0.5 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's USCG Station Hatteras, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8654769. 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 Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound
- Hatteras (ocean): 17.2 mi, tides about 78 min later
- Cedar Island: 19.7 mi, tides about 105 min later
- Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier: 21.2 mi, tides about 31 min earlier
- Peter's Ditch: 31.3 mi, tides about 174 min later
- Davis, Core Sound: 34.5 mi, tides about 171 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Ocracoke, Pamlico Sound this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, 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 Ocracoke, Pamlico 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 🌖 | 4:42–6:42 AM 5:07–7:07 PM | 10:15–12:15 AM 12:17–2:17 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:43–7:43 AM 6:08–8:08 PM | — 1:01–3:01 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:38–8:38 AM 7:03–9:03 PM | 11:29–1:29 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 PM | 12:40–2:40 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 1:48–3:48 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:04–11:04 AM 9:29–11:29 PM | 2:54–4:54 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:48–11:48 AM 10:13–12:13 AM | 3:58–5:58 AM 3:30–5:30 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8654769. 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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