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Ocean City Beach Tide Chart

Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) station (8657419) · North Carolina · 34.4517, -77.4950

Today — Fri, Oct 23

High tide today5:41 AM4.80 ft
Low tide today11:50 AM0.54 ft
High tide today5:58 PM4.64 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 5:41 AM · 4.80 ft   Low 11:50 AM · 0.54 ft   High 5:58 PM · 4.64 ft
Sat, Oct 24Low 12:00 AM · 0.36 ft   High 6:23 AM · 5.27 ft   Low 12:37 PM · 0.29 ft   High 6:41 PM · 4.68 ft
Sun, Oct 25Low 12:38 AM · 0.12 ft   High 7:05 AM · 5.70 ft   Low 1:24 PM · 0.09 ft   High 7:23 PM · 4.66 ft
Mon, Oct 26Low 1:18 AM · -0.07 ft   High 7:49 AM · 6.02 ft   Low 2:11 PM · -0.01 ft   High 8:08 PM · 4.58 ft
Tue, Oct 27Low 2:00 AM · -0.18 ft   High 8:35 AM · 6.20 ft   Low 3:00 PM · -0.02 ft   High 8:53 PM · 4.46 ft
Wed, Oct 28Low 2:45 AM · -0.20 ft   High 9:24 AM · 6.23 ft   Low 3:51 PM · 0.08 ft   High 9:42 PM · 4.30 ft
Thu, Oct 29Low 3:33 AM · -0.12 ft   High 10:16 AM · 6.10 ft   Low 4:46 PM · 0.24 ft   High 10:36 PM · 4.14 ft

Next 30 days

DayHigh / low tides (local time, ft, MLLW)
Fri, Oct 23High 5:41 AM · 4.80 ft   Low 11:50 AM · 0.54 ft   High 5:58 PM · 4.64 ft
Sat, Oct 24Low 12:00 AM · 0.36 ft   High 6:23 AM · 5.27 ft   Low 12:37 PM · 0.29 ft   High 6:41 PM · 4.68 ft
Sun, Oct 25Low 12:38 AM · 0.12 ft   High 7:05 AM · 5.70 ft   Low 1:24 PM · 0.09 ft   High 7:23 PM · 4.66 ft
Mon, Oct 26Low 1:18 AM · -0.07 ft   High 7:49 AM · 6.02 ft   Low 2:11 PM · -0.01 ft   High 8:08 PM · 4.58 ft
Tue, Oct 27Low 2:00 AM · -0.18 ft   High 8:35 AM · 6.20 ft   Low 3:00 PM · -0.02 ft   High 8:53 PM · 4.46 ft
Wed, Oct 28Low 2:45 AM · -0.20 ft   High 9:24 AM · 6.23 ft   Low 3:51 PM · 0.08 ft   High 9:42 PM · 4.30 ft
Thu, Oct 29Low 3:33 AM · -0.12 ft   High 10:16 AM · 6.10 ft   Low 4:46 PM · 0.24 ft   High 10:36 PM · 4.14 ft
Fri, Oct 30Low 4:27 AM · 0.04 ft   High 11:12 AM · 5.85 ft   Low 5:44 PM · 0.42 ft   High 11:35 PM · 3.99 ft
Sat, Oct 31Low 5:27 AM · 0.26 ft   High 12:13 PM · 5.54 ft   Low 6:47 PM · 0.56 ft
Sun, Nov 1High 12:42 AM · 3.93 ft   Low 5:35 AM · 0.47 ft   High 12:20 PM · 5.24 ft   Low 6:52 PM · 0.62 ft
Mon, Nov 2High 12:55 AM · 4.01 ft   Low 6:50 AM · 0.61 ft   High 1:27 PM · 5.00 ft   Low 7:55 PM · 0.58 ft
Tue, Nov 3High 2:06 AM · 4.22 ft   Low 8:06 AM · 0.64 ft   High 2:32 PM · 4.81 ft   Low 8:52 PM · 0.47 ft
Wed, Nov 4High 3:10 AM · 4.54 ft   Low 9:16 AM · 0.58 ft   High 3:31 PM · 4.66 ft   Low 9:42 PM · 0.35 ft
Thu, Nov 5High 4:06 AM · 4.88 ft   Low 10:17 AM · 0.47 ft   High 4:24 PM · 4.53 ft   Low 10:27 PM · 0.25 ft
Fri, Nov 6High 4:55 AM · 5.17 ft   Low 11:10 AM · 0.38 ft   High 5:11 PM · 4.40 ft   Low 11:09 PM · 0.20 ft
Sat, Nov 7High 5:39 AM · 5.38 ft   Low 11:58 AM · 0.31 ft   High 5:55 PM · 4.26 ft   Low 11:47 PM · 0.19 ft
Sun, Nov 8High 6:20 AM · 5.50 ft   Low 12:43 PM · 0.29 ft   High 6:36 PM · 4.12 ft
Mon, Nov 9Low 12:24 AM · 0.23 ft   High 6:59 AM · 5.51 ft   Low 1:24 PM · 0.33 ft   High 7:16 PM · 3.97 ft
Tue, Nov 10Low 1:00 AM · 0.32 ft   High 7:37 AM · 5.44 ft   Low 2:05 PM · 0.42 ft   High 7:54 PM · 3.82 ft
Wed, Nov 11Low 1:37 AM · 0.43 ft   High 8:15 AM · 5.30 ft   Low 2:45 PM · 0.55 ft   High 8:32 PM · 3.66 ft
Thu, Nov 12Low 2:14 AM · 0.57 ft   High 8:54 AM · 5.10 ft   Low 3:26 PM · 0.71 ft   High 9:12 PM · 3.51 ft
Fri, Nov 13Low 2:53 AM · 0.72 ft   High 9:35 AM · 4.88 ft   Low 4:09 PM · 0.87 ft   High 9:54 PM · 3.38 ft
Sat, Nov 14Low 3:36 AM · 0.87 ft   High 10:19 AM · 4.65 ft   Low 4:55 PM · 1.00 ft   High 10:41 PM · 3.29 ft
Sun, Nov 15Low 4:23 AM · 1.02 ft   High 11:06 AM · 4.44 ft   Low 5:42 PM · 1.07 ft   High 11:34 PM · 3.28 ft
Mon, Nov 16Low 5:17 AM · 1.13 ft   High 11:56 AM · 4.26 ft   Low 6:31 PM · 1.06 ft
Tue, Nov 17High 12:31 AM · 3.38 ft   Low 6:18 AM · 1.17 ft   High 12:50 PM · 4.14 ft   Low 7:18 PM · 0.97 ft
Wed, Nov 18High 1:29 AM · 3.62 ft   Low 7:23 AM · 1.11 ft   High 1:43 PM · 4.06 ft   Low 8:03 PM · 0.80 ft
Thu, Nov 19High 2:24 AM · 3.98 ft   Low 8:27 AM · 0.95 ft   High 2:36 PM · 4.03 ft   Low 8:47 PM · 0.57 ft
Fri, Nov 20High 3:15 AM · 4.43 ft   Low 9:27 AM · 0.70 ft   High 3:28 PM · 4.04 ft   Low 9:30 PM · 0.30 ft
Sat, Nov 21High 4:03 AM · 4.94 ft   Low 10:22 AM · 0.42 ft   High 4:17 PM · 4.07 ft   Low 10:14 PM · 0.03 ft

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