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Duck Pier tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:01 AM (2.8 ft) and 1:28 PM (3.4 ft); low tide at 7:04 AM (1.3 ft) and 8:13 PM (1.2 ft). Water temperature 75.0 F at Duck.

NOAA station 8651370 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 6:23 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲
1:01AM
2.8FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
7:04AM
1.3FT MLLW
low
High tide▲
1:28PM
3.4FT MLLW
high
Low tide▼
8:13PM
1.2FT MLLW
low
Water temp°F
75.0
23.9C
Duck
11.522.533.512 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM12 AM1:01 AM2.8 ft7:04 AM1.3 ft1:28 PM3.4 ft8:13 PM1.2 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 7:04 AM (1.3 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:13 AMSunset 6:23 PMDaylight 11h 10mEDT

Next 7 days at Duck Pier

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Oct 18today1:01 AM2.8 ft7:04 AM1.3 ft1:28 PM3.4 ft8:13 PM1.2 ft7:13 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:04 AM2.8 ft8:05 AM1.3 ft2:30 PM3.4 ft9:07 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:22 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:16 AM2.9 ft9:08 AM1.2 ft3:31 PM3.4 ft9:53 PM1.0 ft7:15 AM6:21 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:11 AM3.1 ft10:05 AM1.1 ft4:22 PM3.5 ft10:36 PM0.8 ft7:16 AM6:20 PM 80%
Thu Oct 224:57 AM3.4 ft10:58 AM0.9 ft5:09 PM3.5 ft11:18 PM0.6 ft7:16 AM6:18 PM 88%
Fri Oct 235:40 AM3.8 ft11:51 AM0.7 ft5:55 PM3.6 ft 7:17 AM6:17 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:01 AM0.4 ft6:24 AM4.1 ft12:43 PM0.4 ft6:41 PM3.6 ft7:18 AM6:16 PM 98%

Water temperature near Duck Pier

405060708090
75.0 F (23.9 C)
NOAA CO-OPS station 8651370 (this station's own sensor), read 12:00 PM local, September 24, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 75.0 to 80.6 F. Typical for October here is 68.1 F (5-year hourly mean; range 55.2 to 86.9), so today is 6.9 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Duck Pier, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. 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    6:58 AM6:47 PM 72%
Fri Oct 2    6:59 AM6:45 PM 62%
Sat Oct 3    7:00 AM6:44 PM 52%
Sun Oct 4    7:01 AM6:43 PM 41%
Mon Oct 5    7:02 AM6:41 PM 31%
Tue Oct 6    7:02 AM6:40 PM 22%
Wed Oct 7    7:03 AM6:38 PM 14%
Thu Oct 8    7:04 AM6:37 PM 7%
Fri Oct 9    7:05 AM6:35 PM 3%
Sat Oct 10    7:06 AM6:34 PM 0%
Sun Oct 11    7:07 AM6:33 PM 0%
Mon Oct 12    7:08 AM6:31 PM 2%
Tue Oct 13    7:08 AM6:30 PM 7%
Wed Oct 14    7:09 AM6:29 PM 13%
Thu Oct 15    7:10 AM6:27 PM 21%
Fri Oct 165:21 AM1.1 ft11:50 AM3.7 ft6:25 PM1.1 ft 7:11 AM6:26 PM 30%
Sat Oct 1712:11 AM2.9 ft6:11 AM1.2 ft12:35 PM3.5 ft7:17 PM1.2 ft7:12 AM6:25 PM 40%
Sun Oct 18today1:01 AM2.8 ft7:04 AM1.3 ft1:28 PM3.4 ft8:13 PM1.2 ft7:13 AM6:23 PM 51%
Mon Oct 192:04 AM2.8 ft8:05 AM1.3 ft2:30 PM3.4 ft9:07 PM1.1 ft7:14 AM6:22 PM 61%
Tue Oct 203:16 AM2.9 ft9:08 AM1.2 ft3:31 PM3.4 ft9:53 PM1.0 ft7:15 AM6:21 PM 71%
Wed Oct 214:11 AM3.1 ft10:05 AM1.1 ft4:22 PM3.5 ft10:36 PM0.8 ft7:16 AM6:20 PM 80%
Thu Oct 224:57 AM3.4 ft10:58 AM0.9 ft5:09 PM3.5 ft11:18 PM0.6 ft7:16 AM6:18 PM 88%
Fri Oct 235:40 AM3.8 ft11:51 AM0.7 ft5:55 PM3.6 ft 7:17 AM6:17 PM 94%
Sat Oct 2412:01 AM0.4 ft6:24 AM4.1 ft12:43 PM0.4 ft6:41 PM3.6 ft7:18 AM6:16 PM 98%
Sun Oct 2512:44 AM0.2 ft7:08 AM4.4 ft1:30 PM0.2 ft7:26 PM3.6 ft7:19 AM6:15 PM 100%
Mon Oct 261:27 AM0.1 ft7:51 AM4.6 ft2:16 PM0.1 ft8:11 PM3.6 ft7:20 AM6:14 PM 99%
Tue Oct 272:10 AM-0.0 ft8:36 AM4.7 ft3:03 PM0.1 ft8:58 PM3.6 ft7:21 AM6:12 PM 97%
Wed Oct 282:55 AM0.0 ft9:25 AM4.7 ft3:54 PM0.2 ft9:49 PM3.5 ft7:22 AM6:11 PM 92%
Thu Oct 293:45 AM0.1 ft10:17 AM4.6 ft4:51 PM0.3 ft10:44 PM3.4 ft7:23 AM6:10 PM 85%
Fri Oct 304:42 AM0.3 ft11:14 AM4.4 ft5:52 PM0.4 ft11:42 PM3.3 ft7:24 AM6:09 PM 77%
Sat Oct 315:45 AM0.4 ft12:12 PM4.2 ft6:55 PM0.5 ft 7:25 AM6:08 PM 68%

November 2026 tide table

DateTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4SunriseSunsetMoon
Sun Nov 112:45 AM3.2 ft5:52 AM0.6 ft12:15 PM3.9 ft7:01 PM0.6 ft6:26 AM5:07 PM 57%
Mon Nov 212:59 AM3.2 ft7:06 AM0.7 ft1:28 PM3.7 ft8:05 PM0.5 ft6:27 AM5:06 PM 46%
Tue Nov 32:20 AM3.4 ft8:22 AM0.7 ft2:40 PM3.6 ft9:01 PM0.4 ft6:28 AM5:05 PM 36%
Wed Nov 43:24 AM3.6 ft9:29 AM0.6 ft3:39 PM3.5 ft9:51 PM0.4 ft6:29 AM5:04 PM 26%
Thu Nov 54:17 AM3.8 ft10:30 AM0.6 ft4:31 PM3.4 ft10:37 PM0.3 ft6:30 AM5:03 PM 17%
Fri Nov 65:05 AM4.0 ft11:27 AM0.5 ft5:19 PM3.3 ft11:21 PM0.3 ft6:31 AM5:02 PM 10%
Sat Nov 75:49 AM4.1 ft12:15 PM0.4 ft6:03 PM3.3 ft 6:32 AM5:01 PM 5%
Sun Nov 812:02 AM0.3 ft6:29 AM4.2 ft12:55 PM0.4 ft6:43 PM3.2 ft6:33 AM5:00 PM 1%
Mon Nov 912:38 AM0.3 ft7:05 AM4.2 ft1:31 PM0.4 ft7:20 PM3.2 ft6:34 AM5:00 PM 0%
Tue Nov 101:12 AM0.4 ft7:40 AM4.1 ft2:05 PM0.4 ft7:57 PM3.1 ft6:35 AM4:59 PM 1%
Wed Nov 111:47 AM0.5 ft8:16 AM4.0 ft2:41 PM0.5 ft8:35 PM3.0 ft6:36 AM4:58 PM 4%
Thu Nov 122:23 AM0.6 ft8:55 AM3.8 ft3:20 PM0.6 ft9:16 PM2.9 ft6:37 AM4:57 PM 10%
Fri Nov 133:02 AM0.7 ft9:35 AM3.7 ft4:04 PM0.7 ft9:59 PM2.8 ft6:38 AM4:56 PM 17%
Sat Nov 143:47 AM0.9 ft10:17 AM3.5 ft4:50 PM0.8 ft10:44 PM2.7 ft6:39 AM4:56 PM 25%
Sun Nov 154:37 AM1.0 ft11:00 AM3.4 ft5:36 PM0.8 ft11:30 PM2.7 ft6:40 AM4:55 PM 35%
Mon Nov 165:28 AM1.1 ft11:44 AM3.3 ft6:23 PM0.8 ft 6:41 AM4:54 PM 45%
Tue Nov 1712:21 AM2.7 ft6:25 AM1.1 ft12:34 PM3.2 ft7:11 PM0.7 ft6:42 AM4:54 PM 56%
Wed Nov 181:22 AM2.8 ft7:27 AM1.0 ft1:32 PM3.1 ft7:59 PM0.6 ft6:43 AM4:53 PM 66%
Thu Nov 192:21 AM3.1 ft8:28 AM0.9 ft2:30 PM3.1 ft8:45 PM0.4 ft6:44 AM4:53 PM 76%
Fri Nov 203:13 AM3.4 ft9:25 AM0.7 ft3:24 PM3.1 ft9:31 PM0.2 ft6:45 AM4:52 PM 84%
Sat Nov 214:01 AM3.7 ft10:21 AM0.4 ft4:15 PM3.1 ft10:18 PM0.1 ft6:46 AM4:52 PM 91%
Sun Nov 224:49 AM4.1 ft11:17 AM0.2 ft5:08 PM3.2 ft11:08 PM-0.1 ft6:47 AM4:51 PM 96%
Mon Nov 235:39 AM4.3 ft12:10 PM-0.0 ft6:00 PM3.2 ft11:59 PM-0.3 ft6:48 AM4:51 PM 99%
Tue Nov 246:29 AM4.5 ft1:00 PM-0.2 ft6:51 PM3.3 ft 6:49 AM4:50 PM 100%
Wed Nov 2512:49 AM-0.4 ft7:19 AM4.6 ft1:49 PM-0.2 ft7:42 PM3.3 ft6:50 AM4:50 PM 98%
Thu Nov 261:39 AM-0.4 ft8:10 AM4.6 ft2:41 PM-0.2 ft8:36 PM3.3 ft6:51 AM4:50 PM 95%
Fri Nov 272:32 AM-0.3 ft9:05 AM4.4 ft3:38 PM-0.1 ft9:34 PM3.2 ft6:52 AM4:49 PM 89%
Sat Nov 283:31 AM-0.1 ft10:02 AM4.2 ft4:38 PM-0.0 ft10:35 PM3.2 ft6:53 AM4:49 PM 81%
Sun Nov 294:36 AM0.1 ft10:58 AM3.9 ft5:37 PM0.0 ft11:36 PM3.2 ft6:54 AM4:49 PM 73%
Mon Nov 305:43 AM0.3 ft11:56 AM3.6 ft6:36 PM0.1 ft 6:55 AM4:49 PM 63%

Tidal datums at Duck Pier

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8651370, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

22.27 ft
Mean higher high water

MHW

21.95 ft
Mean high water

MSL

20.35 ft
Mean sea level

MLW

18.72 ft
Mean low water

MN

3.22 ft
Mean range

GT

3.69 ft
Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 26.40 ft above MLLW on September 18, 2003. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Questions

What time is high tide at Duck Pier today?

High tide at Duck Pier, North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:01 AM (2.8 ft above MLLW) and 1:28 PM (3.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Duck Pier today?

Low tide at Duck Pier on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:04 AM (1.3 ft) and 8:13 PM (1.2 ft).

What is the water temperature at Duck Pier?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Duck Pier is 75.0 F at Duck, 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 8651370.