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Outer Banks tides
The Outer Banks have 65 coastal places, including 20 main ones. 60 show today's tide, from 10 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 60 of 65 45 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 4.9 ft in Nags Head
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 90
- Sun 7:21 am–6:11 pm 10 h 50 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:55 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 3:29 pm
Outer Banks at a glance
- Coastal places: 65 (20 main ones and 45 more): 59 towns and cities, 3 inlets, 2 beaches and 1 lighthouse.
- State: North Carolina.
- With today's tide: 60 of 65 places (45 with a station within 5 miles and 15 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Duck Pier (NOAA), for 27 places. 10 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Nags Head, with 4.9 ft between high and low tide (Jennettes Pier station).
- Smallest tide today: Knotts Island, with 2.4 ft.
- Tide type: mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 90 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 2 minutes earlier in Steeple than in Portsmouth, at the two ends of the area.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Pier 27 places · NOAA | 9:26 am 9:47 pm | 2:56 am 3:52 pm | 4.7 ft |
| Kitty Hawk 7 places · Ocean, NOAA | 9:25 am 9:46 pm | 2:58 am 3:54 pm | 4.7 ft |
| Jennettes Pier 6 places · NOAA | 9:21 am 9:42 pm | 2:57 am 3:53 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Oregon Inlet 6 places · USCG Station, NOAA | 9:28 am 9:49 pm | 3:01 am 4:04 pm | 3.2 ft |
| Ocracoke Inlet 5 places · NOAA | 9:30 am 9:48 pm | 2:57 am 4:03 pm | 2.9 ft |
| Cape Hatteras 4 places · NOAA | 9:22 am 9:40 pm | 2:47 am 3:53 pm | 4.6 ft |
| Hatteras Inlet 2 places · NOAA | 9:29 am 9:47 pm | 2:59 am 4:05 pm | 3.1 ft |
| Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier 1 place · NOAA | 9:21 am 9:39 pm | 2:46 am 3:52 pm | 4.6 ft |
The 8 stations with the most places, out of 10 in the area. Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places in the Outer Banks
- Nags Head High tide 9:21 am · 9:42 pm Low tide 2:57 am · 3:53 pm
- Manteo Very small tide
- Kitty Hawk High tide 9:25 am · 9:46 pm Low tide 2:58 am · 3:54 pm
- Southern Shores High tide 9:25 am · 9:46 pm Low tide 2:58 am · 3:54 pm
- Kill Devil Hills High tide 9:25 am · 9:46 pm Low tide 2:58 am · 3:54 pm
- Duck High tide 9:26 am · 9:47 pm Low tide 2:56 am · 3:52 pm
- Manns Harbor Very small tide
- Wanchese High tide 9:21 am · 9:42 pm Low tide 2:57 am · 3:53 pm
- Frisco High tide 9:21 am · 9:39 pm Low tide 2:46 am · 3:52 pm
- Buxton High tide 9:22 am · 9:40 pm Low tide 2:47 am · 3:53 pm
- Ocracoke High tide 9:30 am · 9:48 pm Low tide 2:57 am · 4:03 pm
- Avon High tide 9:22 am · 9:40 pm Low tide 2:47 am · 3:53 pm
- Hatteras High tide 9:29 am · 9:47 pm Low tide 2:59 am · 4:05 pm
- Waves High tide 9:28 am · 9:49 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 4:04 pm
- Rodanthe High tide 9:28 am · 9:49 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 4:04 pm
- Salvo High tide 9:28 am · 9:49 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 4:04 pm
- Ocracoke Inlet High tide 9:30 am · 9:48 pm Low tide 2:57 am · 4:03 pm
- Corolla High tide 9:26 am · 9:47 pm Low tide 2:56 am · 3:52 pm
- Oregon Inlet High tide 9:28 am · 9:49 pm Low tide 3:01 am · 4:04 pm
- Hatteras Inlet High tide 9:29 am · 9:47 pm Low tide 2:59 am · 4:05 pm
The other 45 places in the Outer Banks
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Avalon Bench
- Baumtown
- Bayberry Bluffs
- Caffys Inlet Hamlet
- California
- Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
- Carolina Dunes
- Colington
- Coquina Beach
- Corys
- Currituck Beach
- Eagleton
- Fort Raleigh City
- George Town Sands
- Gulls Flight
- Hargraves Bench
- Jackson Dunes
- Jay Crest
- Kitty Hawk Beach
- Knotts Island
- Little Kinnakeet
- Mother Vineyard
- North Point
- Ocean Dunes
- Ocean Pines
- Osprey
- Oyster Creek
- Port Trinitie
- Portsmouth
- Saltaire
- Sanderling
- Sandy Ridge
- Schooner Ridge
- Sea Hawk
- Sea Ridge
- Shipswatch
- Snow Geese Dunes
- Snow Geese South
- Sound Side
- Steeple
- Sunny Side
- The Tides
- Tuckahoe
- Whalebone
- Wild Duck Dunes
Questions about the tides in the Outer Banks
What time is high tide today in the Outer Banks?
Today, at the Duck Pier station, used by 27 places in the Outer Banks, high tide is at 9:26 am (4.7 ft) and 9:47 pm (3.5 ft), and low tide at 2:56 am and 3:52 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide in the Outer Banks?
Today, in Nags Head: 4.9 ft between high and low tide (Jennettes Pier station). The smallest is in Knotts Island, with 2.4 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides in the Outer Banks?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Duck Pier station the coefficient will reach 90.
How many tides a day are there in the Outer Banks?
The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today in the Outer Banks?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:21 am and sets at 6:11 pm: 10 h 50 min of daylight. In Steeple it rises 2 minutes earlier than in Portsmouth.
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Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide