Shinn Point, ICWW Tides Today
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Shinn Point, ICWW runs a mean tidal range of about 3.8 ft. This month the highest water, 5.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:23 AM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:12 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:00 PM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 7:22 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Shinn Point, ICWW
Today at Shinn Point, ICWW: high tide at 12:23 AM (3.9 ft) and 1:00 PM (5.1 ft), low tide at 6:12 AM (0.3 ft) and 7:22 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 15 mph, 69°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 7:29 AM and sunset at 6:20 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 15 mph | 69°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 10 to 14 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Shinn Point, ICWW is
Shinn Point, ICWW sits at 34.2179° N, 77.8123° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Wrightsville Beach, NC, in New Hanover County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2021 until 2022, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Wrightsville Beach (NOAA 8658163), 1.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 29 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Wrightsville Beach, NC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 1.5 mi away.
The tide at Shinn Point, ICWW
Shinn Point, ICWW 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 4.4 ft, and 3.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Lowcountry tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of near equal size, and the range grows toward Georgia, where 6 to 9 ft is normal.
About this station
- High tide reaches Shinn Point, ICWW about 0.4 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 Shinn Point, ICWW from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.4 ft above it and mean sea level 2.1 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.7 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 Wrightsville Beach, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8658145, established 2021, gauge removed 2022. 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 Shinn Point, ICWW
- Wrightsville Beach: 1.5 mi, tides about 29 min earlier
- Wilmington: 8.1 mi, tides about 117 min later
- Hampstead: 10.4 mi, tides about 35 min later
- Wilmington Beach: 13.7 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.1: 17.8 mi, tides about 33 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shinn Point, ICWW this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Shinn Point, ICWW this month: Oct 28. 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 Shinn Point, ICWW, 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 🌖 | 4:50–6:50 AM 5:15–7:15 PM | 10:25–12:25 AM 12:21–2:21 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:50–7:50 AM 6:15–8:15 PM | — 1:06–3:06 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:46–8:46 AM 7:11–9:11 PM | 11:38–1:38 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 12:49–2:49 AM 2:15–4:15 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:25–10:25 AM 8:50–10:50 PM | 1:57–3:57 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:11–11:11 AM 9:36–11:36 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:56–11:56 AM 10:21–12:21 AM | 4:05–6:05 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8658145. 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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