North Carolina Tide Charts
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Sunset Beach tides

Predicted from Sunset Beach Bridge, NOAA station 8659899, right here. Heights in feet above MLLW. Also covers Sunset Beach Pier, Bird Island and Kindred Spirit mailbox.

Water level now

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Next tide

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Highs and lows

  1. 4:28 amHigh tide4.4 ft
  2. 11:12 amLow tide1.2 ft
  3. 4:59 pmHigh tide5.0 ft
  4. 11:45 pmLow tide0.9 ft

Sun and moon

Sunrise
7:22 am
Sunset
6:34 pm
Daylight
11 hr 12 min
Moonrise
4:02 pm
Moonset
2:36 am
Moon
Waxing gibbous 78%

The lowest daylight water is 1.2 ft at 11:12 am.

About Sunset Beach

The southernmost barrier island in North Carolina, Sunset Beach encompasses its iconic wooden Pier, the pristine Bird Island reserve, and the famous Kindred Spirit mailbox. Visitors cherish the completely natural setting, spending hours walking miles of wide beach to leave personal journal entries in the famous mailbox tucked into the dunes, and enjoying pristine, uncrowded beachcombing. The incredible width of Sunset Beach is heavily influenced by the tide; checking the tide chart for a dead low tide ensures visitors have an incredibly massive, flat, and firm sandy runway for the long, scenic hike out to Bird Island and the Kindred Spirit mailbox.

This week

  1. Wed

    21 Oct

    5.0 ft

    4:59 pm

    0.9 ft

    11:45 pm

  2. Thu

    22 Oct

    5.1 ft

    5:46 pm

    1.0 ft

    12:05 pm

  3. Fri

    23 Oct

    5.2 ft

    6:32 pm

    0.7 ft

    12:28 am

  4. Sat

    24 Oct

    5.6 ft

    6:53 am

    0.4 ft

    1:10 am

  5. Sun

    25 Oct

    6.0 ft

    7:38 am

    0.2 ft

    1:52 am

  6. Mon

    26 Oct

    6.3 ft

    8:23 am

    0.0 ft

    2:36 am

  7. Tue

    27 Oct

    6.5 ft

    9:10 am

    -0.1 ft

    3:22 am

  8. Wed

    28 Oct

    6.4 ft

    9:58 am

    -0.1 ft

    4:10 am

  9. Thu

    29 Oct

    6.3 ft

    10:51 am

    0.0 ft

    5:00 am

  10. Fri

    30 Oct

    6.0 ft

    11:52 am

    0.1 ft

    5:54 am

The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.

King tides in 6 days

Water reaches 6.5 ft at 9:10 am on Tuesday 27 October, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2030

Along the coast

north south Tides for Hatteras VillageHatteras VillageTides for OcracokeOcracokeTides for Cedar IslandCedar IslandTides for Morehead CityMorehead CityTides for BeaufortBeaufortTides for Atlantic BeachAtlantic BeachTides for Emerald IsleEmerald IsleTides for Cape LookoutCape LookoutTides for Surf CitySurf CityTides for Topsail BeachTopsail BeachTides for WilmingtonWilmingtonTides for Wrightsville BeachWrightsville BeachTides for Masonboro IslandMasonboro IslandTides for Carolina BeachCarolina BeachTides for Kure BeachKure BeachTides for SouthportSouthportTides for Oak IslandOak IslandTides for Holden BeachHolden BeachTides for Ocean Isle BeachOcean Isle BeachSunset BeachTides for Bald Head IslandBald Head Island

The nearest North Carolina locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.

October 2026

Date Tides Sunrise Sunset
1Thu
Low 6:08 am 0.3 ftHigh 12:05 pm 5.9 ftLow 7:04 pm 0.8 ft
7:07 am6:59 pm
2Fri
High 12:41 am 4.7 ftLow 7:02 am 0.5 ftHigh 1:10 pm 5.8 ftLow 8:07 pm 1.0 ft
7:08 am6:58 pm
3Sat
High 1:48 am 4.6 ftLow 8:04 am 0.6 ftHigh 2:16 pm 5.7 ftLow 9:18 pm 1.0 ft
7:08 am6:57 pm
4Sun
High 2:53 am 4.6 ftLow 9:13 am 0.7 ftHigh 3:20 pm 5.7 ftLow 10:31 pm 1.0 ft
7:09 am6:55 pm
5Mon
High 3:56 am 4.8 ftLow 10:27 am 0.7 ftHigh 4:23 pm 5.6 ftLow 11:34 pm 0.8 ft
7:10 am6:54 pm
6Tue
High 4:58 am 5.0 ftLow 11:34 am 0.5 ftHigh 5:22 pm 5.6 ft
7:11 am6:53 pm
7Wed
Low 12:25 am 0.6 ftHigh 5:56 am 5.3 ftLow 12:32 pm 0.4 ftHigh 6:16 pm 5.6 ft
7:11 am6:51 pm
8Thu
Low 1:11 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:49 am 5.6 ftLow 1:25 pm 0.3 ftHigh 7:06 pm 5.6 ft
7:12 am6:50 pm
9Fri
Low 1:54 am 0.3 ftHigh 7:37 am 5.9 ftLow 2:14 pm 0.3 ftHigh 7:52 pm 5.5 ft
7:13 am6:49 pm
10Sat
Low 2:34 am 0.2 ftHigh 8:21 am 6.0 ftLow 3:00 pm 0.3 ftHigh 8:34 pm 5.4 ft
7:14 am6:47 pm
11Sun
Low 3:13 am 0.3 ftHigh 9:03 am 6.1 ftLow 3:43 pm 0.4 ftHigh 9:13 pm 5.2 ft
7:14 am6:46 pm
12Mon
Low 3:51 am 0.4 ftHigh 9:42 am 6.0 ftLow 4:25 pm 0.5 ftHigh 9:52 pm 5.0 ft
7:15 am6:45 pm
13Tue
Low 4:28 am 0.5 ftHigh 10:21 am 5.8 ftLow 5:06 pm 0.7 ftHigh 10:32 pm 4.7 ft
7:16 am6:44 pm
14Wed
Low 5:06 am 0.7 ftHigh 11:03 am 5.5 ftLow 5:47 pm 0.9 ftHigh 11:14 pm 4.4 ft
7:17 am6:42 pm
15Thu
Low 5:45 am 0.9 ftHigh 11:50 am 5.3 ftLow 6:30 pm 1.1 ft
7:17 am6:41 pm
16Fri
High 12:02 am 4.2 ftLow 6:27 am 1.1 ftHigh 12:43 pm 5.0 ftLow 7:16 pm 1.3 ft
7:18 am6:40 pm
17Sat
High 12:57 am 4.0 ftLow 7:13 am 1.3 ftHigh 1:38 pm 4.9 ftLow 8:07 pm 1.5 ft
7:19 am6:39 pm
18Sun
High 1:51 am 4.0 ftLow 8:05 am 1.4 ftHigh 2:31 pm 4.8 ftLow 9:03 pm 1.5 ft
7:20 am6:37 pm
19Mon
High 2:45 am 4.0 ftLow 9:04 am 1.4 ftHigh 3:21 pm 4.8 ftLow 10:03 pm 1.4 ft
7:21 am6:36 pm
20Tue
High 3:37 am 4.2 ftLow 10:10 am 1.4 ftHigh 4:11 pm 4.9 ftLow 10:58 pm 1.2 ft
7:22 am6:35 pm
21Wed
High 4:28 am 4.4 ftLow 11:12 am 1.2 ftHigh 4:59 pm 5.0 ftLow 11:45 pm 0.9 ft
7:22 am6:34 pm
22Thu
High 5:19 am 4.8 ftLow 12:05 pm 1.0 ftHigh 5:46 pm 5.1 ft
7:23 am6:33 pm
23Fri
Low 12:28 am 0.7 ftHigh 6:06 am 5.2 ftLow 12:54 pm 0.8 ftHigh 6:32 pm 5.2 ft
7:24 am6:32 pm
24Sat
Low 1:10 am 0.4 ftHigh 6:53 am 5.6 ftLow 1:43 pm 0.5 ftHigh 7:18 pm 5.3 ft
7:25 am6:31 pm
25Sun
Low 1:52 am 0.2 ftHigh 7:38 am 6.0 ftLow 2:32 pm 0.3 ftHigh 8:03 pm 5.4 ft
7:26 am6:29 pm
26Mon
Low 2:36 am 0.0 ftHigh 8:23 am 6.3 ftLow 3:21 pm 0.2 ftHigh 8:49 pm 5.3 ft
7:27 am6:28 pm
27Tue
Low 3:22 am -0.1 ftHigh 9:10 am 6.5 ftLow 4:12 pm 0.2 ftHigh 9:37 pm 5.2 ft
7:27 am6:27 pm
28Wed
Low 4:10 am -0.1 ftHigh 9:58 am 6.4 ftLow 5:03 pm 0.3 ftHigh 10:28 pm 5.1 ft
7:28 am6:26 pm
29Thu
Low 5:00 am 0.0 ftHigh 10:51 am 6.3 ftLow 5:57 pm 0.4 ftHigh 11:25 pm 4.8 ft
7:29 am6:25 pm
30Fri
Low 5:54 am 0.1 ftHigh 11:52 am 6.0 ftLow 6:54 pm 0.6 ft
7:30 am6:24 pm
31Sat
High 12:31 am 4.7 ftLow 6:51 am 0.3 ftHigh 12:58 pm 5.8 ftLow 7:56 pm 0.7 ft
7:31 am6:23 pm

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