Sneads Ferry, New River Tides Today
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Sneads Ferry, New River runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 1.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 13, and the lowest, 0.4 ft, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 12:48 AM | 0.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:24 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:18 PM | 1.2 ft |
| Low tide | 9:24 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Sneads Ferry, New River
Today at Sneads Ferry, New River: high tide at 12:48 AM (0.9 ft) and 2:18 PM (1.2 ft), low tide at 8:24 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:24 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 9 to 13 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 7:28 AM and sunset at 6:18 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 9 to 13 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 9 mph | 55°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sneads Ferry, New River is
Sneads Ferry, New River sits at 34.5763° N, 77.3954° W on North Carolina's sounds and Outer Banks, at Sneads Ferry, NC, in Onslow 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 North Topsail Beach (a Hohonu community gauge), 5.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 81 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is MCAS New River, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 9.3 mi away.
The tide at Sneads Ferry, New River
Sneads Ferry, New River 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 0.7 ft, and 0.6 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 Sneads Ferry, New River about 1.8 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 Sneads Ferry, New River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.7 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.7 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 Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8657002, 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 Sneads Ferry, New River
- New River Inlet: 4.3 mi, tides about 115 min earlier
- Ocean City Beach (fishing pier): 10.3 mi, tides about 131 min earlier
- Swansboro, East Corbett Ave. Bridge: 17.5 mi, tides about 7 min earlier
- Hampstead: 24.1 mi, tides about 64 min earlier
- Wrightsville Beach: 33.6 mi, tides about 129 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sneads Ferry, New River this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 28. 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 Sneads Ferry, New River, 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 🌖 | 4:48–6:48 AM 5:13–7:13 PM | 10:22–12:22 AM 12:21–2:21 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:48–7:48 AM 6:13–8:13 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:44–8:44 AM 7:09–9:09 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 12:47–2:47 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 1:55–3:55 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:00–5:00 AM 3:10–5:10 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:04–6:04 AM 3:37–5:37 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8657002. 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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