Roanoke Sound Channel Tides Today
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Roanoke Sound Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 0.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 25.
| High tide | 1:57 AM | 0.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:13 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 2:20 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:24 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Roanoke Sound Channel
Today at Roanoke Sound Channel: high tide at 1:57 AM (0.5 ft) and 2:20 PM (0.7 ft), low tide at 8:13 AM (0.1 ft) and 9:24 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 16 to 20 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 16 to 20 mph | 61°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 16 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Roanoke Sound Channel is
Roanoke Sound Channel sits at 35.7983° N, 75.5833° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, about 3 mi southeast of Wanchese, NC. 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 Oregon Inlet Marina (NOAA 8652587), 2.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 87 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Oregon Inlet Marina, NC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.0 mi away.
The tide at Roanoke Sound Channel
Roanoke Sound Channel 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 Oregon Inlet Marina, station 8652587. High tide comes about 97 min later and low tide about 77 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.47 times the reference.
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 Oregon Inlet Marina and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8652591. 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 Roanoke Sound Channel
- Old House Channel: 1.5 mi, tides about 61 min earlier
- Oregon Inlet Marina: 2.0 mi, tides about 87 min earlier
- Oregon Inlet Channel: 2.2 mi, tides about 109 min earlier
- Oregon Inlet Bridge: 3.1 mi, tides about 123 min earlier
- Davis Slough: 3.8 mi, tides about 83 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Roanoke Sound Channel this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, 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 Roanoke Sound Channel, 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 | 10:11–12:11 AM 12:17–2:17 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:41–7:41 AM 6:06–8:06 PM | — 1:01–3:01 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:37–8:37 AM 7:02–9:02 PM | 11:25–1:25 AM 1:37–3:37 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:28–9:28 AM 7:53–9:53 PM | 12:37–2:37 AM 2:08–4:08 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 | 2:53–4:53 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 3:28–5:28 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8652591. 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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