Southeast
Fort Macon
USCG Station · North Carolina · NOAA station 8656571 · Tide predictions
34.6983, -76.6817
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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
Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) buoy · 37 mi SW · Station 41159
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Nearby tide stations
- Beaufort Inlet Channel Range · 0.9 mi E
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 1.5 mi NE
- Morehead City · 1.6 mi NW
- Atlantic Beach · 1.7 mi W
- Gallant Channel · 2.2 mi N
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.5 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 8:46 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:26 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.3 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:07 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:37 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:54 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:20 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:53 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:19 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:09 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:33 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 2:07 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 3:03 PM | -0.8 ft |
263 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
NOAA builds the predictions for Fort Macon, USCG Station from the CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER station: high tides about 1.03× the height, 17 min later; low tides about 1.25× the height, 18 min later.
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.