North Carolina tide station

Sunset Beach Pier tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:15 AM (3.6 ft) and 1:52 PM (4.4 ft); low tide at 7:00 AM (1.2 ft) and 8:00 PM (1.2 ft). Water temperature 73.9 F at buoy SSBN7 (2.3 mi away).

NOAA station 8659897 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:37 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:15AM

3.6FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:00AM

1.2FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

1:52PM

4.4FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:00PM

1.2FT 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 7:00 AM (1.2 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:22 AMSunset 6:37 PMDaylight 11h 15mEDT

High tide at Sunset Beach Pier, North Carolina on October 18, 2026 is at 1:15 AM (3.6 ft above MLLW) and 1:52 PM (4.4 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Sunset Beach Pier on October 18, 2026 is at 7:00 AM (1.2 ft) and 8:00 PM (1.2 ft).
Today's tidal range at Sunset Beach Pier is 3.2 ft (highest high 4.4 ft, lowest low 1.2 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Sunset Beach Pier is 73.9 F at buoy SSBN7 (2.3 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:37 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8659897 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Sunset Beach Pier

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:15 AM3.6 ft	7:00 AM1.2 ft	1:52 PM4.4 ft	8:00 PM1.2 ft	7:22 AM	6:37 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:09 AM3.6 ft	8:08 AM1.2 ft	2:42 PM4.4 ft	9:07 PM1.1 ft	7:22 AM	6:35 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:01 AM3.8 ft	9:20 AM1.1 ft	3:31 PM4.5 ft	10:02 PM0.8 ft	7:23 AM	6:34 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:52 AM4.1 ft	10:19 AM0.9 ft	4:21 PM4.6 ft	10:48 PM0.5 ft	7:24 AM	6:33 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:42 AM4.4 ft	11:10 AM0.6 ft	5:10 PM4.7 ft	11:29 PM0.2 ft	7:25 AM	6:32 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:31 AM4.9 ft	11:58 AM0.3 ft	5:58 PM4.8 ft		7:26 AM	6:31 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:11 AM-0.1 ft	6:19 AM5.3 ft	12:46 PM0.1 ft	6:43 PM4.9 ft	7:27 AM	6:30 PM	98%

Water temperature near Sunset Beach Pier

73.9 F (23.3 C)

NDBC buoy SSBN7 (Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE)), 2.3 mi away, observed 07:55 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Sunset Beach Pier, 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					7:09 AM	6:59 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:09 AM	6:57 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:10 AM	6:56 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:11 AM	6:55 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:12 AM	6:53 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:12 AM	6:52 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:13 AM	6:51 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:14 AM	6:49 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:15 AM	6:48 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:15 AM	6:47 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:16 AM	6:45 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:17 AM	6:44 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:18 AM	6:43 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:18 AM	6:42 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:19 AM	6:40 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	5:23 AM0.8 ft	12:07 PM4.6 ft	6:06 PM1.0 ft		7:20 AM	6:39 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:19 AM3.6 ft	6:07 AM1.0 ft	1:01 PM4.4 ft	6:58 PM1.2 ft	7:21 AM	6:38 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:15 AM3.6 ft	7:00 AM1.2 ft	1:52 PM4.4 ft	8:00 PM1.2 ft	7:22 AM	6:37 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	2:09 AM3.6 ft	8:08 AM1.2 ft	2:42 PM4.4 ft	9:07 PM1.1 ft	7:22 AM	6:35 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	3:01 AM3.8 ft	9:20 AM1.1 ft	3:31 PM4.5 ft	10:02 PM0.8 ft	7:23 AM	6:34 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:52 AM4.1 ft	10:19 AM0.9 ft	4:21 PM4.6 ft	10:48 PM0.5 ft	7:24 AM	6:33 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:42 AM4.4 ft	11:10 AM0.6 ft	5:10 PM4.7 ft	11:29 PM0.2 ft	7:25 AM	6:32 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:31 AM4.9 ft	11:58 AM0.3 ft	5:58 PM4.8 ft		7:26 AM	6:31 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:11 AM-0.1 ft	6:19 AM5.3 ft	12:46 PM0.1 ft	6:43 PM4.9 ft	7:27 AM	6:30 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	12:53 AM-0.4 ft	7:04 AM5.8 ft	1:35 PM-0.1 ft	7:28 PM5.0 ft	7:27 AM	6:29 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	1:38 AM-0.6 ft	7:49 AM6.1 ft	2:24 PM-0.2 ft	8:12 PM5.0 ft	7:28 AM	6:28 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:24 AM-0.7 ft	8:35 AM6.3 ft	3:13 PM-0.3 ft	8:58 PM4.9 ft	7:29 AM	6:27 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:12 AM-0.7 ft	9:24 AM6.2 ft	4:03 PM-0.2 ft	9:49 PM4.7 ft	7:30 AM	6:25 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:02 AM-0.6 ft	10:19 AM6.0 ft	4:56 PM-0.0 ft	10:50 PM4.5 ft	7:31 AM	6:24 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	4:56 AM-0.4 ft	11:21 AM5.8 ft	5:53 PM0.1 ft	11:59 PM4.4 ft	7:32 AM	6:23 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	5:54 AM-0.1 ft	12:27 PM5.5 ft	6:56 PM0.3 ft		7:33 AM	6:23 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:07 AM4.4 ft	5:58 AM0.1 ft	12:30 PM5.4 ft	7:04 PM0.3 ft	6:34 AM	5:22 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	1:10 AM4.5 ft	7:10 AM0.3 ft	1:30 PM5.2 ft	8:13 PM0.2 ft	6:34 AM	5:21 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:10 AM4.7 ft	8:24 AM0.3 ft	2:27 PM5.1 ft	9:10 PM0.1 ft	6:35 AM	5:20 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	3:07 AM4.9 ft	9:27 AM0.2 ft	3:23 PM5.0 ft	9:59 PM-0.1 ft	6:36 AM	5:19 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:01 AM5.2 ft	10:21 AM0.1 ft	4:17 PM4.8 ft	10:43 PM-0.1 ft	6:37 AM	5:18 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	4:53 AM5.4 ft	11:11 AM0.0 ft	5:08 PM4.7 ft	11:24 PM-0.2 ft	6:38 AM	5:17 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:39 AM5.6 ft	11:57 AM0.0 ft	5:54 PM4.6 ft		6:39 AM	5:16 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	12:05 AM-0.2 ft	6:22 AM5.7 ft	12:41 PM0.0 ft	6:35 PM4.5 ft	6:40 AM	5:16 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	12:44 AM-0.1 ft	7:02 AM5.7 ft	1:22 PM0.1 ft	7:12 PM4.4 ft	6:41 AM	5:15 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	1:23 AM-0.0 ft	7:39 AM5.5 ft	2:01 PM0.2 ft	7:47 PM4.3 ft	6:42 AM	5:14 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:00 AM0.1 ft	8:16 AM5.3 ft	2:39 PM0.4 ft	8:22 PM4.1 ft	6:43 AM	5:13 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	2:38 AM0.3 ft	8:56 AM5.1 ft	3:17 PM0.5 ft	9:00 PM3.9 ft	6:44 AM	5:13 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:15 AM0.5 ft	9:39 AM4.8 ft	3:56 PM0.7 ft	9:47 PM3.7 ft	6:45 AM	5:12 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	3:54 AM0.7 ft	10:28 AM4.6 ft	4:38 PM0.8 ft	10:41 PM3.6 ft	6:46 AM	5:11 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	4:34 AM0.9 ft	11:19 AM4.5 ft	5:23 PM0.9 ft	11:37 PM3.6 ft	6:47 AM	5:11 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:19 AM1.0 ft	12:07 PM4.4 ft	6:13 PM0.9 ft		6:47 AM	5:10 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	12:29 AM3.7 ft	6:13 AM1.1 ft	12:54 PM4.4 ft	7:09 PM0.8 ft	6:48 AM	5:10 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:18 AM3.9 ft	7:21 AM1.1 ft	1:41 PM4.4 ft	8:06 PM0.6 ft	6:49 AM	5:09 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:08 AM4.2 ft	8:33 AM0.9 ft	2:31 PM4.4 ft	8:57 PM0.3 ft	6:50 AM	5:09 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	2:59 AM4.6 ft	9:34 AM0.7 ft	3:23 PM4.4 ft	9:45 PM0.0 ft	6:51 AM	5:08 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	3:53 AM5.1 ft	10:28 AM0.3 ft	4:17 PM4.5 ft	10:32 PM-0.3 ft	6:52 AM	5:08 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	4:46 AM5.6 ft	11:21 AM0.1 ft	5:11 PM4.6 ft	11:20 PM-0.6 ft	6:53 AM	5:07 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	5:39 AM6.0 ft	12:14 PM-0.2 ft	6:03 PM4.7 ft		6:54 AM	5:07 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:11 AM-0.8 ft	6:30 AM6.3 ft	1:07 PM-0.4 ft	6:53 PM4.8 ft	6:55 AM	5:07 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	1:03 AM-1.0 ft	7:20 AM6.4 ft	1:59 PM-0.5 ft	7:44 PM4.9 ft	6:56 AM	5:06 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	1:56 AM-1.0 ft	8:11 AM6.4 ft	2:52 PM-0.5 ft	8:38 PM4.8 ft	6:57 AM	5:06 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	2:50 AM-0.9 ft	9:06 AM6.2 ft	3:45 PM-0.4 ft	9:39 PM4.7 ft	6:58 AM	5:06 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	3:44 AM-0.7 ft	10:07 AM5.9 ft	4:39 PM-0.3 ft	10:46 PM4.6 ft	6:59 AM	5:06 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	4:41 AM-0.4 ft	11:09 AM5.6 ft	5:36 PM-0.1 ft	11:51 PM4.6 ft	6:59 AM	5:05 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	5:42 AM-0.1 ft	12:09 PM5.3 ft	6:36 PM-0.0 ft		7:00 AM	5:05 PM	63%

Tidal datums at Sunset Beach Pier

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8659897, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

11.02 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

10.63 ft

Mean high water

MSL

8.16 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

5.68 ft

Mean low water

4.95 ft

Mean range

5.52 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 13.07 ft above MLLW on October 9, 2006. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Dunn Sound, Little River Inlet3.7 mi · next high 2:12 PM
Little River Neck, north end3.8 mi · next high 2:29 PM
Dunn Sound, north end4.2 mi · next high 2:22 PM
Dunn Sound, west end4.8 mi · next high 2:26 PM
Little River (town)5.8 mi · next high 2:32 PM
Hog Inlet Pier6.1 mi · next high 1:51 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Sunset Beach Pier today?

High tide at Sunset Beach Pier, North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:15 AM (3.6 ft above MLLW) and 1:52 PM (4.4 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Sunset Beach Pier today?

Low tide at Sunset Beach Pier on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:00 AM (1.2 ft) and 8:00 PM (1.2 ft).

What is the water temperature at Sunset Beach Pier?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Sunset Beach Pier is 73.9 F at buoy SSBN7 (2.3 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 8659897.