Southeast
Morehead City
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656496 · Tide predictions
34.7183, -76.6950
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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 Harbor · 0.9 mi W
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab · 1.4 mi E
- Fort Macon, USCG Station · 1.6 mi SE
- Gallant Channel · 1.7 mi NE
- Atlantic Beach · 2.0 mi SW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.5 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 8:55 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:35 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 | 3:16 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:46 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:03 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:29 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:02 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:28 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:18 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:42 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 2:16 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 3:12 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 Morehead City from the CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER station: high tides about 1.04× the height, 26 min later; low tides about 1.25× the height, 27 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.