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Oak Island Tide Chart

Oak Island, Yaupon Beach station (8659182) · North Carolina · 33.9017, -78.0817

Today — Fri, Oct 23

High tide today5:35 AM5.17 ft
Low tide today11:57 AM0.70 ft
High tide today6:00 PM5.14 ft

Low-tide window finder

Pick a date and TideWindow finds that day's low tides that fall in daylight — the best windows for beachcombing, shelling, tidepooling and fishing the flats. Sunrise/sunset are approximate, computed in your browser from the station's coordinates.

Next 7 days

DayHigh / low tides (local time, ft, MLLW)
Fri, Oct 23High 5:35 AM · 5.17 ft   Low 11:57 AM · 0.70 ft   High 6:00 PM · 5.14 ft
Sat, Oct 24Low 12:10 AM · 0.30 ft   High 6:20 AM · 5.58 ft   Low 12:42 PM · 0.46 ft   High 6:43 PM · 5.28 ft
Sun, Oct 25Low 12:52 AM · 0.03 ft   High 7:03 AM · 5.95 ft   Low 1:28 PM · 0.29 ft   High 7:25 PM · 5.35 ft
Mon, Oct 26Low 1:36 AM · -0.18 ft   High 7:47 AM · 6.22 ft   Low 2:16 PM · 0.22 ft   High 8:08 PM · 5.33 ft
Tue, Oct 27Low 2:21 AM · -0.31 ft   High 8:34 AM · 6.36 ft   Low 3:05 PM · 0.23 ft   High 8:54 PM · 5.21 ft
Wed, Oct 28Low 3:08 AM · -0.34 ft   High 9:23 AM · 6.36 ft   Low 3:56 PM · 0.31 ft   High 9:44 PM · 5.01 ft
Thu, Oct 29Low 3:56 AM · -0.24 ft   High 10:17 AM · 6.23 ft   Low 4:49 PM · 0.45 ft   High 10:43 PM · 4.80 ft

Next 30 days

DayHigh / low tides (local time, ft, MLLW)
Fri, Oct 23High 5:35 AM · 5.17 ft   Low 11:57 AM · 0.70 ft   High 6:00 PM · 5.14 ft
Sat, Oct 24Low 12:10 AM · 0.30 ft   High 6:20 AM · 5.58 ft   Low 12:42 PM · 0.46 ft   High 6:43 PM · 5.28 ft
Sun, Oct 25Low 12:52 AM · 0.03 ft   High 7:03 AM · 5.95 ft   Low 1:28 PM · 0.29 ft   High 7:25 PM · 5.35 ft
Mon, Oct 26Low 1:36 AM · -0.18 ft   High 7:47 AM · 6.22 ft   Low 2:16 PM · 0.22 ft   High 8:08 PM · 5.33 ft
Tue, Oct 27Low 2:21 AM · -0.31 ft   High 8:34 AM · 6.36 ft   Low 3:05 PM · 0.23 ft   High 8:54 PM · 5.21 ft
Wed, Oct 28Low 3:08 AM · -0.34 ft   High 9:23 AM · 6.36 ft   Low 3:56 PM · 0.31 ft   High 9:44 PM · 5.01 ft
Thu, Oct 29Low 3:56 AM · -0.24 ft   High 10:17 AM · 6.23 ft   Low 4:49 PM · 0.45 ft   High 10:43 PM · 4.80 ft
Fri, Oct 30Low 4:48 AM · -0.02 ft   High 11:17 AM · 6.02 ft   Low 5:46 PM · 0.60 ft   High 11:49 PM · 4.66 ft
Sat, Oct 31Low 5:46 AM · 0.28 ft   High 12:19 PM · 5.78 ft   Low 6:50 PM · 0.72 ft
Sun, Nov 1High 12:58 AM · 4.63 ft   Low 5:53 AM · 0.57 ft   High 12:22 PM · 5.54 ft   Low 6:59 PM · 0.73 ft
Mon, Nov 2High 1:04 AM · 4.72 ft   Low 7:08 AM · 0.74 ft   High 1:24 PM · 5.35 ft   Low 8:05 PM · 0.63 ft
Tue, Nov 3High 2:08 AM · 4.90 ft   Low 8:21 AM · 0.73 ft   High 2:25 PM · 5.20 ft   Low 9:03 PM · 0.48 ft
Wed, Nov 4High 3:08 AM · 5.13 ft   Low 9:23 AM · 0.60 ft   High 3:24 PM · 5.11 ft   Low 9:53 PM · 0.34 ft
Thu, Nov 5High 4:03 AM · 5.36 ft   Low 10:17 AM · 0.46 ft   High 4:19 PM · 5.07 ft   Low 10:39 PM · 0.25 ft
Fri, Nov 6High 4:53 AM · 5.56 ft   Low 11:05 AM · 0.36 ft   High 5:09 PM · 5.03 ft   Low 11:21 PM · 0.21 ft
Sat, Nov 7High 5:37 AM · 5.70 ft   Low 11:50 AM · 0.33 ft   High 5:52 PM · 4.96 ft
Sun, Nov 8Low 12:01 AM · 0.21 ft   High 6:19 AM · 5.77 ft   Low 12:33 PM · 0.35 ft   High 6:32 PM · 4.85 ft
Mon, Nov 9Low 12:39 AM · 0.24 ft   High 6:58 AM · 5.77 ft   Low 1:15 PM · 0.43 ft   High 7:09 PM · 4.68 ft
Tue, Nov 10Low 1:17 AM · 0.31 ft   High 7:37 AM · 5.70 ft   Low 1:56 PM · 0.56 ft   High 7:45 PM · 4.48 ft
Wed, Nov 11Low 1:54 AM · 0.41 ft   High 8:17 AM · 5.56 ft   Low 2:36 PM · 0.70 ft   High 8:21 PM · 4.26 ft
Thu, Nov 12Low 2:31 AM · 0.55 ft   High 8:57 AM · 5.37 ft   Low 3:16 PM · 0.86 ft   High 9:01 PM · 4.05 ft
Fri, Nov 13Low 3:08 AM · 0.73 ft   High 9:41 AM · 5.15 ft   Low 3:57 PM · 1.00 ft   High 9:46 PM · 3.88 ft
Sat, Nov 14Low 3:48 AM · 0.94 ft   High 10:27 AM · 4.92 ft   Low 4:40 PM · 1.12 ft   High 10:37 PM · 3.78 ft
Sun, Nov 15Low 4:31 AM · 1.15 ft   High 11:16 AM · 4.72 ft   Low 5:27 PM · 1.19 ft   High 11:32 PM · 3.78 ft
Mon, Nov 16Low 5:22 AM · 1.33 ft   High 12:05 PM · 4.58 ft   Low 6:20 PM · 1.20 ft
Tue, Nov 17High 12:26 AM · 3.88 ft   Low 6:25 AM · 1.41 ft   High 12:55 PM · 4.49 ft   Low 7:16 PM · 1.11 ft
Wed, Nov 18High 1:18 AM · 4.09 ft   Low 7:35 AM · 1.34 ft   High 1:45 PM · 4.47 ft   Low 8:10 PM · 0.91 ft
Thu, Nov 19High 2:10 AM · 4.38 ft   Low 8:39 AM · 1.12 ft   High 2:37 PM · 4.52 ft   Low 9:00 PM · 0.63 ft
Fri, Nov 20High 3:03 AM · 4.75 ft   Low 9:34 AM · 0.84 ft   High 3:29 PM · 4.61 ft   Low 9:47 PM · 0.30 ft
Sat, Nov 21High 3:56 AM · 5.17 ft   Low 10:25 AM · 0.55 ft   High 4:20 PM · 4.73 ft   Low 10:32 PM · -0.04 ft

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