Southeast
Sunset Beach Pier
North Carolina · NOAA station 8659897 · Tide predictions
33.8650, -78.5067
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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
Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE) buoy · 2 mi SE · Station ssbn7
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Nearby tide stations
- Dunn Sound, Little River Inlet · 3.7 mi W
- Little River Neck, north end · 3.8 mi W
- Dunn Sound, north end · 4.2 mi W
- Dunn Sound, west end · 4.8 mi W
- Little River (town) · 5.8 mi W
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.6 ft — Sat Jun 5 · 8:42 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:28 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 7.8 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Aug 3 | 2:55 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 1:59 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Wed Sep 1 | 2:37 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Tue Aug 31 | 1:44 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Wed Aug 4 | 3:48 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:14 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Aug 1 | 1:02 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:00 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Thu Sep 2 | 3:28 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Aug 30 | 12:49 PM | -0.9 ft |
183 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
Sunset Beach 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.