North Carolina
Duck tides
Tide charts & times for Duck, North Carolina · read from NOAA station DUCK PIER (#8651370)
North Carolina · NOAA station 8651370 · Tide predictions
36.1833, -75.7467
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Duck FRF buoy · 2 mi NE · Station 44056
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Nearby tide stations
- Kitty Hawk (ocean) · 6.0 mi S
- Manns Harbor, Croatan Sound · 19.4 mi S
- Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean) · 20.8 mi SE
- Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound · 23.9 mi S
- Roanoke Marshes Light, Croatan Sound · 25.8 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.7 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 8:51 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.9 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:19 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.0 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:08 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 2:55 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:43 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:21 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:26 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:43 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:00 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:09 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 12:32 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:32 PM | -0.6 ft |
226 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
DUCK PIER 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.