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NOAA station 8651370 · 36.183°N, 75.747°W. Get an email only when the NWS issues a marine or coastal alert here, or the tide runs unusually high or low.

NOAA station 8651370

Duck, NC

Tide now1.6 ft↓ falling · predicted

Next high9:35 AM3.7 ft

Next low3:02 AM0.7 ft

WindWNW 14 ktgusts 20
Air56°F
NOAA sensors · 12:30 AM

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts here

NOAA sensor 2.6 ft at 12:30 AM (+0.9 ft vs prediction)Times EST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

Next 7 days Shape drawn between NOAA's predicted highs and lows

7-day tides, sun and moon Times EST · feet above MLLW

Day	High tides	Low tides	Sunrise Sunset	Moon
Fri, Nov 13	9:35 AM 3.7 ft9:59 PM 2.8 ft	3:02 AM 0.8 ft4:04 PM 0.7 ft	6:37 AM 4:57 PM	Waxing crescent 18%
Sat, Nov 14	10:17 AM 3.5 ft10:44 PM 2.7 ft	3:47 AM 0.9 ft4:50 PM 0.8 ft	6:38 AM 4:56 PM	Waxing crescent 25%
Sun, Nov 15	11:00 AM 3.4 ft11:30 PM 2.7 ft	4:37 AM 1.0 ft5:36 PM 0.8 ft	6:39 AM 4:56 PM	Waxing crescent 34%
Mon, Nov 16	11:44 AM 3.3 ft	5:28 AM 1.1 ft6:23 PM 0.8 ft	6:40 AM 4:55 PM	Waxing crescent 43%
Tue, Nov 17	12:21 AM 2.7 ft12:34 PM 3.2 ft	6:25 AM 1.1 ft7:11 PM 0.7 ft	6:41 AM 4:54 PM	First quarter 53%
Wed, Nov 18	1:22 AM 2.8 ft1:32 PM 3.1 ft	7:27 AM 1.0 ft7:59 PM 0.6 ft	6:42 AM 4:54 PM	Waxing gibbous 63%
Thu, Nov 19	—	—	6:43 AM 4:53 PM	Waxing gibbous 73%

Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions. Sun and moon: computed for this station's coordinates with NOAA's solar equations and standard lunar formulas.

Today Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
Low	3:02 AM	0.8 ft
High	9:35 AM	3.7 ft
Low	4:04 PM	0.7 ft
High	9:59 PM	2.8 ft

Tomorrow Saturday, Nov 14

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
Low	3:47 AM	0.9 ft
High	10:17 AM	3.5 ft
Low	4:50 PM	0.8 ft
High	10:44 PM	2.7 ft

Sunday Sunday, Nov 15

Tide	Time (EST)	Height
Low	4:37 AM	1.0 ft
High	11:00 AM	3.4 ft
Low	5:36 PM	0.8 ft
High	11:30 PM	2.7 ft

Active NWS alerts

No active NWS marine or coastal alerts cover this station right now (checked 12:40 AM EST).

Marine forecast AMZ150 · S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM

Overnight: W winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Fri: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Fri Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds, becoming N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds.
Sat: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 7 seconds.
Sat Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 8 seconds.
Sun: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds.
Sun Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Mon: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Mon Night: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Tue: N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft.

National Weather Service, issued Thu 11:54 PM EST. Official forecast for AMZ150

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 5.5 ft MLLW (NOAA's minor high-tide flooding threshold for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 3.7 ft.

No predicted tide in the next few days crosses either line.

Official sources

Predictions are astronomical tides. Wind and pressure can move the real water level a foot or more. NOAA's sensor here read 2.6 ft at 12:30 AM.

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Duck, NC: common questions

When is the next high tide at Duck, NC?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Duck, NC at Fri 9:35 AM EST, 3.7 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Duck, NC?

The next predicted low tide is at Fri 3:02 AM EST, 0.7 ft relative to MLLW.

Is there a marine alert for Duck, NC right now?

No. When this page was built, no NWS marine or coastal alert covered this station.

What are these tide heights measured from?

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of the lower of the two daily low tides. A negative number means the water is below that average.

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