Southeast
Morehead City Harbor
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656502 · Tide predictions
34.7200, -76.7108
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48-hour outlook
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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 · 38 mi S · Station 41159
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Nearby tide stations
- Morehead City · 0.9 mi E
- Atlantic Beach Bridge · 1.5 mi W
- Atlantic Beach · 1.8 mi S
- Fort Macon, USCG Station · 2.2 mi SE
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 2.3 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: -0.9 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:44 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 4.7 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:20 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:06 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:51 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:33 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:06 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:35 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:53 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:18 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:44 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Wed Feb 24 | 4:18 PM | -0.5 ft |
212 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
Morehead City Harbor 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.