North Carolina Tide Charts
Worldwide Tides

King tides at Kure Beach

The highest predicted waters at Kure Beach, through 2030. Every high tide reaching 7.0 ft above MLLW.

What counts as a king tide

There is no official definition. NOAA does not publish one, and the California King Tides Project simply means the highest predicted tides of the year. This page lists every predicted high water of 7.0 ft or more above MLLW, which on this stretch of coast picks out the handful of days each winter when the water comes up unusually far.

They happen when the moon is closest to Earth and new or full at the same time, with the Earth near its own closest approach to the sun. That alignment stacks the solar and lunar pulls together, and it lands in November, December and January far more often than not.

These are predictions of astronomical tide only. A winter storm arriving on a king tide is what causes flooding, because surge and wind can add a foot or more on top of the figures here.

King tides still to come

26–30 October 2026

Date High water Height
26 OctMon8:04 am6.0 ft
26 OctMon8:23 pm4.6 ft
27 OctTue8:50 am6.2 ft
27 OctTue9:08 pm4.5 ft
28 OctWed9:39 am6.2 ft
28 OctWed9:57 pm4.3 ft
29 OctThu10:31 am6.1 ft
29 OctThu10:51 pm4.1 ft
30 OctFri11:27 am5.9 ft
30 OctFri11:50 pm4.0 ft

23–27 November 2026

Date High water Height
23 NovMon5:54 am5.8 ft
23 NovMon6:10 pm4.1 ft
24 NovTue6:42 am6.1 ft
24 NovTue7:00 pm4.2 ft
25 NovWed7:33 am6.3 ft
25 NovWed7:51 pm4.2 ft
26 NovThu8:24 am6.2 ft
26 NovThu8:44 pm4.1 ft
27 NovFri9:18 am6.0 ft
27 NovFri9:40 pm4.1 ft

2–6 July 2027

Date High water Height
2 JulFri6:18 am3.5 ft
2 JulFri7:01 pm5.8 ft
3 JulSat7:15 am3.7 ft
3 JulSat7:54 pm6.0 ft
4 JulSun8:11 am3.9 ft
4 JulSun8:47 pm6.1 ft
5 JulMon9:06 am4.1 ft
5 JulMon9:38 pm6.0 ft
6 JulTue10:02 am4.3 ft
6 JulTue10:30 pm5.7 ft

29 September – 3 October 2027

Date High water Height
29 SepWed7:21 am5.7 ft
29 SepWed7:46 pm5.4 ft
30 SepThu8:10 am5.9 ft
30 SepThu8:33 pm5.2 ft
1 OctFri8:58 am6.1 ft
1 OctFri9:19 pm4.9 ft
2 OctSat9:45 am6.0 ft
2 OctSat10:05 pm4.6 ft
3 OctSun10:33 am5.8 ft
3 OctSun10:52 pm4.2 ft

27–31 October 2027

Date High water Height
27 OctWed6:15 am5.6 ft
27 OctWed6:36 pm4.9 ft
28 OctThu7:04 am5.9 ft
28 OctThu7:25 pm4.7 ft
29 OctFri7:51 am6.0 ft
29 OctFri8:11 pm4.6 ft
30 OctSat8:37 am6.0 ft
30 OctSat8:56 pm4.4 ft
31 OctSun9:21 am5.9 ft
31 OctSun9:41 pm4.2 ft

18–22 September 2028

Date High water Height
18 SepMon7:32 am5.7 ft
18 SepMon7:59 pm5.6 ft
19 SepTue8:23 am6.0 ft
19 SepTue8:47 pm5.5 ft
20 SepWed9:14 am6.2 ft
20 SepWed9:36 pm5.2 ft
21 SepThu10:06 am6.2 ft
21 SepThu10:26 pm4.8 ft
22 SepFri10:59 am6.0 ft
22 SepFri11:19 pm4.5 ft

17–21 October 2028

Date High water Height
17 OctTue7:13 am6.2 ft
17 OctTue7:36 pm5.2 ft
18 OctWed8:04 am6.4 ft
18 OctWed8:25 pm5.0 ft
19 OctThu8:54 am6.5 ft
19 OctThu9:15 pm4.8 ft
20 OctFri9:45 am6.4 ft
20 OctFri10:06 pm4.5 ft
21 OctSat10:37 am6.1 ft
21 OctSat10:59 pm4.3 ft

14–18 November 2028

Date High water Height
14 NovTue5:04 am5.8 ft
14 NovTue5:23 pm4.5 ft
15 NovWed5:56 am6.1 ft
15 NovWed6:16 pm4.5 ft
16 NovThu6:47 am6.3 ft
16 NovThu7:07 pm4.4 ft
17 NovFri7:37 am6.2 ft
17 NovFri7:57 pm4.3 ft
18 NovSat8:26 am6.1 ft
18 NovSat8:47 pm4.1 ft

7–11 October 2029

Date High water Height
7 OctSun7:28 am6.0 ft
7 OctSun7:51 pm5.3 ft
8 OctMon8:18 am6.4 ft
8 OctMon8:40 pm5.2 ft
9 OctTue9:09 am6.5 ft
9 OctTue9:30 pm5.0 ft
10 OctWed10:01 am6.4 ft
10 OctWed10:22 pm4.7 ft
11 OctThu10:56 am6.2 ft
11 OctThu11:18 pm4.5 ft

5–9 November 2029

Date High water Height
5 NovMon6:07 am6.3 ft
5 NovMon6:28 pm4.8 ft
6 NovTue6:59 am6.5 ft
6 NovTue7:20 pm4.8 ft
7 NovWed7:51 am6.6 ft
7 NovWed8:12 pm4.6 ft
8 NovThu8:44 am6.4 ft
8 NovThu9:06 pm4.5 ft
9 NovFri9:38 am6.1 ft
9 NovFri10:02 pm4.3 ft

3–7 December 2029

Date High water Height
3 DecMon4:56 am5.8 ft
3 DecMon5:14 pm4.2 ft
4 DecTue5:51 am6.1 ft
4 DecTue6:09 pm4.2 ft
5 DecWed6:44 am6.2 ft
5 DecWed7:03 pm4.2 ft
6 DecThu7:37 am6.2 ft
6 DecThu7:57 pm4.2 ft
7 DecFri8:28 am6.0 ft
7 DecFri8:50 pm4.2 ft

15–19 May 2030

Date High water Height
15 MayWed6:06 am4.2 ft
15 MayWed6:42 pm5.8 ft
16 MayThu7:00 am4.2 ft
16 MayThu7:35 pm6.1 ft
17 MayFri7:54 am4.3 ft
17 MayFri8:27 pm6.3 ft
18 MaySat8:48 am4.3 ft
18 MaySat9:19 pm6.3 ft
19 MaySun9:42 am4.3 ft
19 MaySun10:13 pm6.1 ft

26–30 October 2030

Date High water Height
26 OctSat7:29 am6.0 ft
26 OctSat7:48 pm4.9 ft
27 OctSun8:17 am6.3 ft
27 OctSun8:36 pm4.8 ft
28 OctMon9:06 am6.4 ft
28 OctMon9:26 pm4.7 ft
29 OctTue9:58 am6.3 ft
29 OctTue10:19 pm4.6 ft
30 OctWed10:52 am6.1 ft
30 OctWed11:16 pm4.4 ft

24–28 November 2030

Date High water Height
24 NovSun6:07 am6.1 ft
24 NovSun6:25 pm4.4 ft
25 NovMon6:58 am6.3 ft
25 NovMon7:17 pm4.5 ft
26 NovTue7:50 am6.4 ft
26 NovTue8:10 pm4.5 ft
27 NovWed8:43 am6.2 ft
27 NovWed9:05 pm4.4 ft
28 NovThu9:37 am6.0 ft
28 NovThu10:03 pm4.4 ft

King tides already past

15–19 May 2026

Date High water Height
15 MayFri6:46 am4.0 ft
15 MayFri7:19 pm5.9 ft
16 MaySat7:37 am4.0 ft
16 MaySat8:09 pm6.2 ft
17 MaySun8:29 am4.0 ft
17 MaySun9:01 pm6.2 ft
18 MayMon9:21 am4.0 ft
18 MayMon9:54 pm6.1 ft
19 MayTue10:16 am3.9 ft
19 MayTue10:49 pm5.9 ft