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 | 2:24 AM | -0.70 ft |
| High tide | 8:35 AM | 6.25 ft |
| Low tide | 3:13 PM | -0.26 ft |
| High tide | 8:58 PM | 4.88 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 8:35 AM 6.3 ft8:58 PM 4.9 ft | 2:24 AM -0.7 ft3:13 PM -0.3 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 9:24 AM 6.2 ft9:49 PM 4.7 ft | 3:12 AM -0.7 ft4:03 PM -0.2 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 10:19 AM 6.0 ft10:50 PM 4.5 ft | 4:02 AM -0.6 ft4:56 PM -0.0 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 11:21 AM 5.8 ft11:59 PM 4.4 ft | 4:56 AM -0.4 ft5:53 PM 0.1 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 12:27 PM 5.5 ft | 5:54 AM -0.1 ft6:56 PM 0.3 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 1:07 AM 4.4 ft12:30 PM 5.4 ft | 5:58 AM 0.1 ft7:04 PM 0.3 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 1:10 AM 4.5 ft1:30 PM 5.3 ft | 7:10 AM 0.3 ft8:13 PM 0.2 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 Sunset Beach Pier is at 8:35 AM (6.3 ft) and 8:58 PM (4.9 ft); low tide is at 2:24 AM (-0.7 ft) and 3:13 PM (-0.3 ft) (EDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 6.6 ft on June 5, 2027 at 8:42 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.
Yes — on 115 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -1.3 ft on January 23, 2027 at 1:28 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.