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 |
|---|---|---|
| High tide | 12:21 AM | 4.21 ft |
| Low tide | 7:09 AM | -0.40 ft |
| High tide | 1:51 PM | 3.67 ft |
| Low tide | 7:07 PM | 1.57 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 12:21 AM 4.2 ft1:51 PM 3.7 ft | 7:09 AM -0.4 ft7:07 PM 1.6 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 12:56 AM 4.3 ft2:41 PM 3.5 ft | 7:55 AM -0.4 ft7:46 PM 1.7 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 1:37 AM 4.2 ft3:37 PM 3.3 ft | 8:46 AM -0.3 ft8:31 PM 1.9 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 2:23 AM 4.1 ft4:42 PM 3.1 ft | 9:44 AM -0.0 ft9:27 PM 2.0 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 3:21 AM 3.8 ft5:57 PM 3.0 ft | 10:50 AM 0.2 ft10:44 PM 2.1 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 3:39 AM 3.5 ft6:10 PM 3.0 ft | 11:03 AM 0.5 ft11:19 PM 2.0 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:18 AM 3.3 ft7:11 PM 3.2 ft | 12:15 PM 0.7 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.
On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Smith Shoal Light is at 12:21 AM (4.2 ft) and 1:51 PM (3.7 ft); low tide is at 7:09 AM (-0.4 ft) and 7:07 PM (1.6 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 4.3 ft on October 28, 2026 at 12:56 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 163 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -1.1 ft on January 22, 2027 at 5:42 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.