Hatteras tide times · NOAA station USCG Station Hatteras
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Hatteras at a glance
- Tides
- Twice a day, unequal
- Typical range
- 0.6 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.0 ftThu, Sep 30
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.2 ftThu, Feb 11
- Record high
- 6.3 ftOct 9, 2016
- High water after the moon
- 8 h 56 min
The tide at Hatteras
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly twice-daily
Two highs and two lows on most days, but unequal ones. On average the higher high stands 0.2 ft above the lower high, and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the higher low. Form number 0.38. - Typical range
- 0.6 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.20 m) - a smaller range than 95% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.5 ft.
- After the moon
- High water comes about 8 h 56 min after the moon is highest in the sky.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Sep 30 | 9:19 am | 1.0 ft | |
| Thu, Oct 28 | 8:10 am | 1.0 ft | |
| Tue, Oct 5 | 1:35 pm | 0.9 ft |
| Thu, Feb 11 | 6:24 pm | -0.2 ft | in the dark |
| Thu, Jan 14 | 7:29 pm | -0.1 ft | in the dark |
| Fri, Jun 4 | 3:40 pm | -0.1 ft | in daylight |
| Mon, Feb 8 | 4:31 pm | -0.1 ft | |
| Fri, Jun 4 | 3:40 pm | -0.1 ft | |
| Sat, Jan 23 | 4:04 pm | -0.1 ft |
180 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.3 ft (1.93 m) on Oct 9, 2016 - 5.7 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.7 ft (-0.82 m) on Aug 27, 2011.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 0.8 ft (0.25 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which falls on Sep 21, 2032.
Tide times nearby
- Oregon Inlet (Nags Head)42 mi north
- Beaufort64 mi southwest
- Duck67 mi north
- Chesapeake (Money Point)113 mi north
- Norfolk (Sewells Point)125 mi north
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, 35.209°N 75.704°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8654467. 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.