Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 Tides Today
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Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 1:19 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:38 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:50 PM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:33 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3
Today at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3: high tide at 1:19 AM (4.0 ft) and 1:50 PM (4.9 ft), low tide at 7:38 AM (0.4 ft) and 8:33 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 14 mph, 68°F. Sunrise is at 7:29 AM and sunset at 6:21 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 14 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 is
Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 sits at 34.0233° N, 77.9467° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 2 mi southwest of Carolina Beach, NC, in Brunswick County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1976 until 1976, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Bald Head Island (a Hohonu community gauge), 10.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 79 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Masonboro Island, NC (MSNB_S), a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 6.5 mi away.
The tide at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3
Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 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 4.6 ft, and 4.2 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 about 1.4 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.3 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 Wilmington, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8658579, established 1976, gauge removed 1976. 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3
- Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.1: 2.4 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Wilmington Beach: 3.1 mi, tides about 88 min earlier
- Federal Point: 4.3 mi, tides about 47 min earlier
- Zekes Island: 5.1 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Southport: 8.5 mi, tides about 63 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 this month: Oct 1, 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 this month: Oct 27. 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3, 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 🌖 | 4:51–6:51 AM 5:16–7:16 PM | 10:26–12:26 AM 12:21–2:21 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:51–7:51 AM 6:16–8:16 PM | — 1:06–3:06 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:46–8:46 AM 7:11–9:11 PM | 11:39–1:39 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:38–9:38 AM 8:03–10:03 PM | 12:50–2:50 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:26–10:26 AM 8:51–10:51 PM | 1:57–3:57 AM 2:45–4:45 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:12–11:12 AM 9:37–11:37 PM | 3:02–5:02 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:57–11:57 AM 10:22–12:22 AM | 4:06–6:06 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8658579. 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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