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Cedar Island tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 4:42 AM (0.2 ft) and 5:36 PM (0.2 ft); low tide at 2:06 AM (0.2 ft) and 10:42 AM (0.2 ft). Water temperature 69.6 F at Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (29 mi away).

NOAA station 8655151 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:27 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼
2:06AM
0.2FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
4:42AM
0.2FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
10:42AM
0.2FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
5:36PM
0.2FT MLLW
high
Water temp°F
69.6
20.9C
Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, 29 mi
12 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM2:06 AM0.2 ft4:42 AM0.2 ft10:42 AM0.2 ft5:36 PM0.2 ftnow 5:20 AM
predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 10:42 AM (0.2 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:14 AMSunset 6:27 PMDaylight 11h 12mEDT

Next 7 days at Cedar Island

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today2:06 AM0.2 ft4:42 AM0.2 ft10:42 AM0.2 ft5:36 PM0.2 ft7:14 AM6:27 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:54 AM0.2 ft5:30 AM0.2 ft8:48 AM0.2 ft11:36 AM0.2 ft7:15 AM6:26 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:24 AM0.2 ft6:30 AM0.2 ft12:30 PM0.2 ft6:54 PM0.2 ft7:16 AM6:24 PM 71%
Wed Oct 212:30 AM0.2 ft7:24 AM0.2 ft1:30 PM0.2 ft7:30 PM0.2 ft7:17 AM6:23 PM 80%
Thu Oct 222:48 AM0.2 ft8:18 AM0.2 ft2:30 PM0.2 ft8:06 PM0.2 ft7:17 AM6:22 PM 88%
Fri Oct 233:06 AM0.1 ft9:00 AM0.2 ft3:24 PM0.2 ft8:30 PM0.2 ft7:18 AM6:21 PM 94%
Sat Oct 243:18 AM0.1 ft9:48 AM0.2 ft4:30 PM0.2 ft8:24 PM0.2 ft7:19 AM6:20 PM 98%

Water temperature near Cedar Island

405060708090
69.6 F (20.9 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8656483 (Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab sensor, 29 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 69.6 to 82.6 F. Typical for October here is 70.8 F (5-year hourly mean; range 61.3 to 81.1), so today is 1.2 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Cedar Island, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in EDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every North Carolina station.

October 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Thu Oct 1    7:00 AM6:49 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    7:01 AM6:48 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:02 AM6:47 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:03 AM6:45 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:03 AM6:44 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:04 AM6:43 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:05 AM6:41 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:06 AM6:40 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:07 AM6:38 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:07 AM6:37 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:08 AM6:36 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:09 AM6:34 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:10 AM6:33 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:11 AM6:32 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:11 AM6:31 PM 21%
Fri Oct 1612:30 AM0.2 ft2:54 AM0.2 ft9:06 AM0.2 ft6:36 PM0.3 ft7:12 AM6:29 PM 30%
Sat Oct 171:12 AM0.2 ft3:48 AM0.2 ft9:54 AM0.2 ft7:36 PM0.3 ft7:13 AM6:28 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today2:06 AM0.2 ft4:42 AM0.2 ft10:42 AM0.2 ft5:36 PM0.2 ft7:14 AM6:27 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:54 AM0.2 ft5:30 AM0.2 ft8:48 AM0.2 ft11:36 AM0.2 ft7:15 AM6:26 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:24 AM0.2 ft6:30 AM0.2 ft12:30 PM0.2 ft6:54 PM0.2 ft7:16 AM6:24 PM 71%
Wed Oct 212:30 AM0.2 ft7:24 AM0.2 ft1:30 PM0.2 ft7:30 PM0.2 ft7:17 AM6:23 PM 80%
Thu Oct 222:48 AM0.2 ft8:18 AM0.2 ft2:30 PM0.2 ft8:06 PM0.2 ft7:17 AM6:22 PM 88%
Fri Oct 233:06 AM0.1 ft9:00 AM0.2 ft3:24 PM0.2 ft8:30 PM0.2 ft7:18 AM6:21 PM 94%
Sat Oct 243:18 AM0.1 ft9:48 AM0.2 ft4:30 PM0.2 ft8:24 PM0.2 ft7:19 AM6:20 PM 98%
Sun Oct 251:48 AM0.1 ft10:36 AM0.3 ft5:42 PM0.2 ft7:48 PM0.2 ft7:20 AM6:18 PM 100%
Mon Oct 262:06 AM0.1 ft11:30 AM0.3 ft  7:21 AM6:17 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:42 AM0.1 ft12:36 PM0.3 ft  7:22 AM6:16 PM 97%
Wed Oct 283:18 AM0.1 ft1:42 PM0.3 ft  7:23 AM6:15 PM 92%
Thu Oct 294:12 AM0.2 ft3:00 PM0.3 ft  7:24 AM6:14 PM 85%
Fri Oct 308:12 AM0.2 ft6:12 PM0.4 ft  7:25 AM6:13 PM 77%
Sat Oct 319:36 AM0.2 ft7:30 PM0.3 ft  7:26 AM6:12 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 19:48 AM0.2 ft7:42 PM0.3 ft  6:27 AM5:11 PM 57%
Mon Nov 211:00 AM0.2 ft8:42 PM0.3 ft  6:27 AM5:10 PM 46%
Tue Nov 32:36 AM0.3 ft5:30 AM0.3 ft12:12 PM0.2 ft9:30 PM0.3 ft6:28 AM5:09 PM 36%
Wed Nov 42:42 AM0.3 ft8:48 AM0.3 ft1:30 PM0.3 ft10:00 PM0.3 ft6:29 AM5:08 PM 26%
Thu Nov 51:30 AM0.3 ft9:54 AM0.3 ft2:42 PM0.3 ft6:54 PM0.3 ft6:30 AM5:07 PM 17%
Fri Nov 62:00 AM0.2 ft10:42 AM0.3 ft3:48 PM0.3 ft7:24 PM0.3 ft6:31 AM5:06 PM 10%
Sat Nov 72:30 AM0.2 ft11:36 AM0.3 ft4:54 PM0.2 ft7:54 PM0.3 ft6:32 AM5:06 PM 5%
Sun Nov 83:06 AM0.2 ft12:18 PM0.3 ft  6:33 AM5:05 PM 1%
Mon Nov 93:36 AM0.2 ft1:12 PM0.3 ft  6:34 AM5:04 PM 0%
Tue Nov 104:18 AM0.1 ft2:00 PM0.3 ft  6:35 AM5:03 PM 1%
Wed Nov 115:06 AM0.1 ft2:42 PM0.2 ft  6:36 AM5:02 PM 4%
Thu Nov 126:00 AM0.1 ft3:24 PM0.2 ft10:12 PM0.1 ft 6:37 AM5:02 PM 10%
Fri Nov 1312:48 AM0.1 ft6:54 AM0.1 ft2:30 PM0.2 ft10:42 PM0.1 ft6:38 AM5:01 PM 17%
Sat Nov 141:42 AM0.1 ft7:42 AM0.1 ft2:48 PM0.1 ft11:06 PM0.1 ft6:39 AM5:00 PM 25%
Sun Nov 152:30 AM0.1 ft8:24 AM0.0 ft3:12 PM0.1 ft11:18 PM0.0 ft6:40 AM5:00 PM 35%
Mon Nov 163:12 AM0.1 ft9:06 AM0.0 ft3:42 PM0.1 ft11:36 PM0.0 ft6:41 AM4:59 PM 45%
Tue Nov 174:00 AM0.0 ft9:48 AM0.0 ft4:12 PM0.1 ft 6:42 AM4:58 PM 56%
Wed Nov 1812:00 AM0.0 ft4:54 AM0.0 ft10:48 AM0.0 ft4:48 PM0.1 ft6:43 AM4:58 PM 66%
Thu Nov 1912:24 AM0.0 ft5:54 AM0.1 ft12:06 PM0.0 ft5:12 PM0.1 ft6:44 AM4:57 PM 76%
Fri Nov 2012:42 AM0.0 ft6:54 AM0.1 ft1:24 PM0.0 ft4:30 PM0.1 ft6:45 AM4:57 PM 84%
Sat Nov 2112:54 AM0.0 ft7:54 AM0.1 ft11:06 PM0.0 ft 6:46 AM4:56 PM 91%
Sun Nov 228:42 AM0.2 ft11:48 PM-0.0 ft  6:47 AM4:56 PM 96%
Mon Nov 239:36 AM0.2 ft   6:48 AM4:56 PM 99%
Tue Nov 2412:36 AM-0.0 ft10:30 AM0.2 ft  6:49 AM4:55 PM 100%
Wed Nov 251:24 AM0.0 ft11:36 AM0.2 ft  6:50 AM4:55 PM 98%
Thu Nov 262:36 AM0.0 ft12:54 PM0.2 ft  6:51 AM4:55 PM 95%
Fri Nov 276:12 AM0.1 ft4:00 PM0.2 ft  6:52 AM4:54 PM 89%
Sat Nov 287:30 AM0.1 ft5:06 PM0.2 ft  6:52 AM4:54 PM 81%
Sun Nov 298:36 AM0.1 ft6:00 PM0.2 ft  6:53 AM4:54 PM 73%
Mon Nov 3012:00 AM0.2 ft2:42 AM0.2 ft9:36 AM0.1 ft6:54 PM0.2 ft6:54 AM4:54 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Cedar Island

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8655151, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

0.09 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

0.11 ft
Mean high water

MSL

-0.12 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

-0.23 ft
Mean low water

MN

0.34 ft
Mean range

GT

0.39 ft
Diurnal range

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Cedar Island today?

High tide at Cedar Island, North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:42 AM (0.2 ft above MLLW) and 5:36 PM (0.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Cedar Island today?

Low tide at Cedar Island on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 2:06 AM (0.2 ft) and 10:42 AM (0.2 ft).

What is the water temperature at Cedar Island?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Cedar Island is 69.6 F at Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (29 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8655151.