Beaufort tide times · NOAA station Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab

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Beaufort at a glance

Tides: Twice a day, unequal
Typical range: 3.5 fthigh to low
Highest of 2027: 4.5 ftFri, Oct 1
Lowest of 2027: -1.0 ftSat, Jan 23
Record high: 7.2 ftSep 14, 2018
High water after the moon: 7 h 39 min

The tide at Beaufort

Pattern: Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 0.6 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.28.
Typical range: 3.5 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (1.08 m) - a bigger range than 54% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 3.1 ft.
After the moon: High water comes about 7 h 39 min after the moon is highest in the sky.

2027: the biggest and smallest tides

The highest tides of 2027 - the king tides
Fri, Oct 1	9:15 am	4.5 ft
Fri, Oct 29	8:06 am	4.4 ft
Mon, Aug 30	7:33 pm	4.3 ft

The lowest tides of 2027
Sat, Jan 23	1:46 am	-1.0 ft	in the dark
Sun, Feb 21	1:34 am	-0.9 ft	in the dark
Mon, Mar 22	2:21 am	-0.5 ft	in the dark

The lowest tides of 2027 in daylight - for tide pools
Sun, Jan 24	3:20 pm	-0.7 ft
Mon, Feb 22	2:50 pm	-0.7 ft
Mon, Mar 22	2:38 pm	-0.5 ft

242 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.

Records

Highest water recorded: 7.2 ft (2.18 m) on Sep 14, 2018 - 3.6 ft above the average higher high.
Lowest water recorded: -2.5 ft (-0.75 m) on Mar 8, 2004.
Highest tide the moon and sun can raise: 4.7 ft (1.43 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 27, 2011.

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See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.

Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. North Carolina, 34.717°N 76.671°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8656483. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.