NC Saltwater Tides, NC Tides, NC Tide Chart, North Carolina Tides and North Carolina Tide Chart

Every North Carolina coastal place this index covers, with its mean tidal range and the NOAA tide station the predictions come from.

mean tidal range (ft)
3.2
coastal places
21
NOAA tide stations
18

By place

mean range (ft), largest first

By place

21 places

Sunset Beach4.715.020.313.3
Ocean Isle Beach4.715.020.314.8
Oak Island4.564.810.253.7
Holden Beach4.374.430.064.9
Wilmington4.354.460.116.5
Kure Beach4.184.330.153.8
Carolina Beach4.184.330.151.3
Surf City4.174.330.164
Southport4.164.390.232.2
Wrightsville Beach3.934.120.191
Topsail Beach3.263.480.226.1
Nags Head3.153.440.295.2
Duck3.113.310.20.8
Kitty Hawk3.053.340.293.6
Kill Devil Hills3.053.340.2910
Beaufort2.82.940.141.3
Atlantic Beach2.342.440.11.9
Emerald Isle1.471.650.188.3
Oregon Inlet0.780.990.210
Ocracoke0.680.830.154.8
Avon0.30.450.151.5

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The mean tidal range in North Carolina was 3 in 180-day prediction window, across 29,630 predicted high and low waters recorded in the Tide Times Compare US Tide Prediction Index (NOAA CO-OPS data).

Cite as: "Tide Times Compare US Tide Prediction Index: North Carolina", updated 2026-09-10T00:00:00Z, https://tidetimescompare.com/tides/north-carolina/.

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Mean tidal range · North Carolina · 180-day prediction window

3

predicted high and low waters29,630

Source: Tide Times Compare US Tide Prediction Index: North Carolina

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