North Carolina tide station

Southport tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:56 AM (3.4 ft) and 2:25 PM (4.2 ft); low tide at 7:50 AM (0.9 ft) and 8:52 PM (0.8 ft). Water temperature 74.3 F at Wilmington (22 mi away).

NOAA station 8659084 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:35 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:56AM

3.4FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:50AM

0.9FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

2:25PM

4.2FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:52PM

0.8FT MLLW

low

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 5:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 7:50 AM (0.9 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:20 AMSunset 6:35 PMDaylight 11h 14mEDT

High tide at Southport, North Carolina on October 18, 2026 is at 1:56 AM (3.4 ft above MLLW) and 2:25 PM (4.2 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Southport on October 18, 2026 is at 7:50 AM (0.9 ft) and 8:52 PM (0.8 ft).
Today's tidal range at Southport is 3.3 ft (highest high 4.2 ft, lowest low 0.8 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Southport is 74.3 F at Wilmington (22 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:35 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8659084 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Southport

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:56 AM3.4 ft	7:50 AM0.9 ft	2:25 PM4.2 ft	8:52 PM0.8 ft	7:20 AM	6:35 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:57 AM3.4 ft	8:56 AM0.9 ft	3:22 PM4.1 ft	9:49 PM0.7 ft	7:21 AM	6:33 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:54 AM3.6 ft	9:58 AM0.8 ft	4:15 PM4.2 ft	10:38 PM0.6 ft	7:21 AM	6:32 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:46 AM3.8 ft	10:52 AM0.7 ft	5:04 PM4.2 ft	11:21 PM0.4 ft	7:22 AM	6:31 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:35 AM4.1 ft	11:41 AM0.5 ft	5:51 PM4.2 ft		7:23 AM	6:30 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:01 AM0.2 ft	6:21 AM4.4 ft	12:29 PM0.3 ft	6:37 PM4.2 ft	7:24 AM	6:29 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:41 AM0.1 ft	7:04 AM4.8 ft	1:16 PM0.2 ft	7:20 PM4.2 ft	7:25 AM	6:28 PM	98%

Water temperature near Southport

74.3 F (23.5 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8658120 (Wilmington sensor, 22 mi away), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 73.8 to 84.4 F. Typical for October here is 71.0 F (5-year hourly mean; range 63.5 to 78.1), so today is 3.3 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Southport, 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

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:07 AM	6:57 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:07 AM	6:55 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:08 AM	6:54 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:09 AM	6:53 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:10 AM	6:51 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:10 AM	6:50 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:11 AM	6:49 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:12 AM	6:47 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:13 AM	6:46 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:13 AM	6:45 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:14 AM	6:43 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:15 AM	6:42 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:16 AM	6:41 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:17 AM	6:40 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:17 AM	6:38 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	12:06 AM3.5 ft	6:02 AM0.6 ft	12:35 PM4.4 ft	6:58 PM0.8 ft	7:18 AM	6:37 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:59 AM3.4 ft	6:52 AM0.7 ft	1:28 PM4.2 ft	7:52 PM0.9 ft	7:19 AM	6:36 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:56 AM3.4 ft	7:50 AM0.9 ft	2:25 PM4.2 ft	8:52 PM0.8 ft	7:20 AM	6:35 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:57 AM3.4 ft	8:56 AM0.9 ft	3:22 PM4.1 ft	9:49 PM0.7 ft	7:21 AM	6:33 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:54 AM3.6 ft	9:58 AM0.8 ft	4:15 PM4.2 ft	10:38 PM0.6 ft	7:21 AM	6:32 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	4:46 AM3.8 ft	10:52 AM0.7 ft	5:04 PM4.2 ft	11:21 PM0.4 ft	7:22 AM	6:31 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	5:35 AM4.1 ft	11:41 AM0.5 ft	5:51 PM4.2 ft		7:23 AM	6:30 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:01 AM0.2 ft	6:21 AM4.4 ft	12:29 PM0.3 ft	6:37 PM4.2 ft	7:24 AM	6:29 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:41 AM0.1 ft	7:04 AM4.8 ft	1:16 PM0.2 ft	7:20 PM4.2 ft	7:25 AM	6:28 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:21 AM-0.1 ft	7:46 AM5.1 ft	2:02 PM0.0 ft	8:01 PM4.2 ft	7:26 AM	6:27 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	2:01 AM-0.2 ft	8:27 AM5.3 ft	2:48 PM-0.1 ft	8:42 PM4.2 ft	7:26 AM	6:26 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:43 AM-0.3 ft	9:10 AM5.4 ft	3:35 PM-0.1 ft	9:25 PM4.2 ft	7:27 AM	6:25 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:29 AM-0.3 ft	9:57 AM5.5 ft	4:26 PM-0.1 ft	10:15 PM4.1 ft	7:28 AM	6:23 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:19 AM-0.3 ft	10:50 AM5.4 ft	5:20 PM0.0 ft	11:12 PM4.0 ft	7:29 AM	6:22 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	5:16 AM-0.2 ft	11:49 AM5.3 ft	6:16 PM0.1 ft		7:30 AM	6:21 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	12:16 AM3.9 ft	6:16 AM-0.0 ft	12:50 PM5.1 ft	7:15 PM0.2 ft	7:31 AM	6:20 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:22 AM3.9 ft	6:21 AM0.2 ft	12:53 PM4.9 ft	7:19 PM0.2 ft	6:32 AM	5:19 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:29 AM4.0 ft	7:32 AM0.3 ft	1:57 PM4.7 ft	8:24 PM0.1 ft	6:33 AM	5:19 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:35 AM4.2 ft	8:44 AM0.3 ft	2:58 PM4.6 ft	9:22 PM0.0 ft	6:34 AM	5:18 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:35 AM4.4 ft	9:48 AM0.3 ft	3:55 PM4.5 ft	10:13 PM-0.1 ft	6:34 AM	5:17 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:31 AM4.7 ft	10:45 AM0.2 ft	4:49 PM4.4 ft	11:01 PM-0.1 ft	6:35 AM	5:16 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	5:24 AM4.8 ft	11:39 AM0.2 ft	5:41 PM4.2 ft	11:46 PM-0.1 ft	6:36 AM	5:15 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	6:11 AM5.0 ft	12:28 PM0.2 ft	6:28 PM4.1 ft		6:37 AM	5:14 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	12:28 AM-0.0 ft	6:55 AM5.0 ft	1:13 PM0.2 ft	7:10 PM4.0 ft	6:38 AM	5:13 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	1:08 AM0.1 ft	7:34 AM5.0 ft	1:55 PM0.3 ft	7:49 PM3.8 ft	6:39 AM	5:13 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	1:45 AM0.2 ft	8:12 AM4.9 ft	2:35 PM0.4 ft	8:27 PM3.7 ft	6:40 AM	5:12 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:23 AM0.3 ft	8:49 AM4.8 ft	3:16 PM0.5 ft	9:06 PM3.6 ft	6:41 AM	5:11 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	3:02 AM0.4 ft	9:29 AM4.7 ft	3:58 PM0.6 ft	9:48 PM3.5 ft	6:42 AM	5:11 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:44 AM0.5 ft	10:13 AM4.5 ft	4:42 PM0.6 ft	10:36 PM3.4 ft	6:43 AM	5:10 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	4:29 AM0.6 ft	10:59 AM4.4 ft	5:27 PM0.7 ft	11:27 PM3.4 ft	6:44 AM	5:09 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	5:18 AM0.7 ft	11:48 AM4.3 ft	6:14 PM0.7 ft		6:45 AM	5:09 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	12:20 AM3.5 ft	6:11 AM0.8 ft	12:38 PM4.2 ft	7:05 PM0.7 ft	6:46 AM	5:08 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	1:17 AM3.6 ft	7:12 AM0.9 ft	1:32 PM4.1 ft	7:59 PM0.6 ft	6:47 AM	5:08 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	2:14 AM3.8 ft	8:17 AM0.9 ft	2:26 PM4.1 ft	8:49 PM0.4 ft	6:47 AM	5:07 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	3:07 AM4.0 ft	9:16 AM0.7 ft	3:18 PM4.0 ft	9:35 PM0.3 ft	6:48 AM	5:07 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:56 AM4.4 ft	10:09 AM0.6 ft	4:07 PM4.0 ft	10:18 PM0.1 ft	6:49 AM	5:06 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	4:44 AM4.7 ft	11:00 AM0.4 ft	4:57 PM4.0 ft	11:01 PM-0.0 ft	6:50 AM	5:06 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	5:33 AM5.0 ft	11:51 AM0.2 ft	5:47 PM4.0 ft	11:46 PM-0.2 ft	6:51 AM	5:05 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	6:20 AM5.3 ft	12:41 PM0.1 ft	6:35 PM4.1 ft		6:52 AM	5:05 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:32 AM-0.3 ft	7:07 AM5.5 ft	1:30 PM-0.1 ft	7:22 PM4.1 ft	6:53 AM	5:05 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	1:21 AM-0.4 ft	7:54 AM5.7 ft	2:20 PM-0.1 ft	8:10 PM4.1 ft	6:54 AM	5:04 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	2:11 AM-0.4 ft	8:43 AM5.7 ft	3:12 PM-0.1 ft	9:03 PM4.1 ft	6:55 AM	5:04 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	3:05 AM-0.4 ft	9:37 AM5.5 ft	4:06 PM-0.1 ft	10:02 PM4.1 ft	6:56 AM	5:04 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	4:04 AM-0.2 ft	10:34 AM5.4 ft	5:01 PM-0.1 ft	11:05 PM4.1 ft	6:57 AM	5:03 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	5:04 AM-0.1 ft	11:32 AM5.1 ft	5:56 PM-0.1 ft		6:58 AM	5:03 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	12:07 AM4.2 ft	6:06 AM0.2 ft	12:31 PM4.9 ft	6:53 PM-0.0 ft	6:58 AM	5:03 PM	63%

Tidal datums at Southport

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8659084, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

15.40 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

15.07 ft

Mean high water

MSL

12.99 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

10.83 ft

Mean low water

4.24 ft

Mean range

4.73 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 17.55 ft above MLLW on December 2, 1986. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Fort Caswell1.3 mi · next high 2:04 PM
Bald Head2.6 mi · next high 2:00 PM
Oak Island, Yaupon Beach3.7 mi · next high 1:52 PM
Zekes Island4.5 mi · next high 2:54 PM
Federal Point5.5 mi · next high 2:49 PM
Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.16.3 mi · next high 3:03 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Southport today?

High tide at Southport, North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:56 AM (3.4 ft above MLLW) and 2:25 PM (4.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Southport today?

Low tide at Southport on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:50 AM (0.9 ft) and 8:52 PM (0.8 ft).

What is the water temperature at Southport?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Southport is 74.3 F at Wilmington (22 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 8659084.