Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) Tides Today
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Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) runs a mean tidal range of about 2.1 ft. This month the highest water, 3.0 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| Low tide | 5:40 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 12:15 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 6:58 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Oregon Inlet (USCG Station)
Today at Oregon Inlet (USCG Station): high tide at 12:15 PM (2.6 ft), low tide at 5:40 AM (0.1 ft) and 6:58 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 18 to 23 mph, 61°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 7:22 AM and sunset at 6:09 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 18 to 23 mph | 61°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 17 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) is
Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) sits at 35.7683° N, 75.5267° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, about 6 mi southeast of Nags Head, NC. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 1994, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Oregon Inlet Marina (NOAA 8652587), 2.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 43 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Oregon Inlet Marina, NC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.3 mi away.
The tide at Oregon Inlet (USCG Station)
Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) 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 2.2 ft, and 1.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 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 Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) about 0.2 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 Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.2 ft above it and mean sea level 1.0 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.4 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 8652678, established 1975, gauge removed 1994. 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 Oregon Inlet (USCG Station)
- Oregon Inlet Bridge: 0.7 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Oregon Inlet Channel: 1.8 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Davis Slough: 2.0 mi, tides about 47 min later
- Oregon Inlet Marina: 2.2 mi, tides about 43 min later
- Old House Channel: 3.3 mi, tides about 69 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) this month: Oct 1, Oct 11, 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 Oregon Inlet (USCG Station) this month: Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 24, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Oregon Inlet (USCG Station), 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 🌖 | 4:40–6:40 AM 5:05–7:05 PM | 10:11–12:11 AM 12:17–2:17 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:41–7:41 AM 6:06–8:06 PM | — 1:00–3:00 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:36–8:36 AM 7:01–9:01 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:36–3:36 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:28–9:28 AM 7:53–9:53 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:16–10:16 AM 8:41–10:41 PM | 1:46–3:46 AM 2:35–4:35 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 2:52–4:52 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 3:57–5:57 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8652678. 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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