North Carolina
Beaufort tides
Tide charts & times for Beaufort, North Carolina · read from NOAA station Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (#8656483)
Duke Marine Lab · North Carolina · NOAA station 8656483 · Tide predictions
34.7173, -76.6707
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Stations named for Beaufort
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · #8656483
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek · #8656518
This page reads the Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab station; the others serve nearby shores with the same name.
On the water nearby
Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) buoy · 38 mi SW · Station 41159
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Nearby tide stations
- Gallant Channel · 0.8 mi N
- Beaufort Inlet Channel Range · 1.4 mi S
- Morehead City · 1.4 mi W
- Fort Macon, USCG Station · 1.5 mi SW
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek · 1.5 mi E
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.5 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:15 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.0 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:46 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.8 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:20 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:50 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:08 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:35 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:05 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:31 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:24 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:48 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 2:38 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:52 PM | -0.5 ft |
242 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Georgia and the Carolinas run the biggest ranges on the Southeast coast — 7 to 10 ft through marsh creeks and barrier-island inlets that rearrange themselves with every storm.