Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Low tide | 2:01 AM | -0.14 ft |
| High tide | 8:32 AM | 4.43 ft |
| Low tide | 3:01 PM | -0.01 ft |
| High tide | 8:50 PM | 3.19 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 8:32 AM 4.4 ft8:50 PM 3.2 ft | 2:01 AM -0.1 ft3:01 PM -0.0 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 9:21 AM 4.5 ft9:39 PM 3.1 ft | 2:46 AM -0.1 ft3:52 PM 0.1 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 10:13 AM 4.4 ft10:33 PM 3.0 ft | 3:34 AM -0.1 ft4:47 PM 0.2 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 11:09 AM 4.2 ft11:32 PM 2.9 ft | 4:28 AM 0.0 ft5:45 PM 0.3 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 12:10 PM 4.0 ft | 5:28 AM 0.2 ft6:48 PM 0.4 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 12:39 AM 2.8 ft12:17 PM 3.8 ft | 5:36 AM 0.3 ft6:53 PM 0.5 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 12:52 AM 2.9 ft1:24 PM 3.6 ft | 6:51 AM 0.5 ft7:56 PM 0.4 ft |
Orange: measured by NOAA's sensor, last 24 hours (6-minute data, preliminary). Dashed: predicted tide, through the next 24 hours. The prediction contains only the astronomical tide; wind, air pressure and river flow move the real water level away from it.
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On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier is at 8:32 AM (4.4 ft) and 8:50 PM (3.2 ft); low tide is at 2:01 AM (-0.1 ft) and 3:01 PM (-0.0 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 4.5 ft on November 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.
Yes — on 166 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -0.9 ft on January 23, 2027 at 1:08 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.
Station local time (EDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.
From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.