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Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound Tide Times

North Carolina · Station 8652437 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 0.2 ft. This month the highest water, 0.7 ft, comes on the afternoon of Sep 30, and the lowest, 0.3 ft, on the afternoon of Sep 10.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Oregon Inlet Marina (8652587), about 7 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 135 min later.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.4 ft at 8:48 AM
High 0.6 ft · 2:14 AMLow 0.4 ft · 8:48 AMHigh 0.7 ft · 2:38 PMLow 0.4 ft · 9:27 PM
Predicted
Today's tides
High tide2:14 AM0.6 ft
Low tide8:48 AM0.4 ft
High tide2:38 PM0.7 ft
Low tide9:27 PM0.4 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound this month: Sep 14, Sep 15, Sep 16, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
2H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
3🌗H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
4🌗H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
5🌗H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
6🌗L:0.4H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
7L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
8L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
9L:0.4H:0.6L:0.3H:0.7
10L:0.4H:0.6L:0.3H:0.7
11🌑L:0.4H:0.6L:0.3H:0.7
12🌑L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
13🌑H:0.7L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
14H:0.7L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
15H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
16H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
17H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
18🌓H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
19🌓H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.5
20🌓H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
21🌓L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
22L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
23L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.6
24L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.6
25🌕L:0.5H:0.6L:0.4H:0.6
26🌕L:0.4H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7
27🌕L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
28🌕H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
29H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4
30H:0.6L:0.4H:0.7L:0.4

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒4:18–6:18 PM
4:43–6:43 AM		11:28–1:28 PM
9:05–11:05 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:08–7:08 PM
5:33–7:33 AM		12:26–2:26 PM
9:49–11:49 PM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓5:59–7:59 PM
6:24–8:24 AM		1:20–3:20 PM
10:39–12:39 AM		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:50–8:50 PM
7:15–9:15 AM		2:08–4:08 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:39–9:39 PM
8:04–10:04 AM		2:49–4:49 PM
11:34–1:34 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:26–10:26 PM
8:51–10:51 AM		3:25–5:25 PM
12:33–2:33 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:12–11:12 PM
9:37–11:37 AM		3:56–5:56 PM
1:34–3:34 AM		77

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8652437. 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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