North Carolina tide station

Wrightsville Beach tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:09 AM (3.3 ft) and 1:41 PM (4.2 ft); low tide at 7:07 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:24 PM (1.5 ft). Water temperature 72.3 F at Wrightsville Beach.

NOAA station 8658163 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in EDT · sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:33 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

1:09AM

3.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

7:07AM

1.6FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

1:41PM

4.2FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:24PM

1.5FT 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 7:07 AM (1.6 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:19 AMSunset 6:33 PMDaylight 11h 14mEDT

High tide at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on October 18, 2026 is at 1:09 AM (3.3 ft above MLLW) and 1:41 PM (4.2 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Wrightsville Beach on October 18, 2026 is at 7:07 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:24 PM (1.5 ft).
Today's tidal range at Wrightsville Beach is 2.7 ft (highest high 4.2 ft, lowest low 1.5 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Wrightsville Beach is 72.3 F at Wrightsville Beach, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:33 PM (EDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8658163 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Wrightsville Beach

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	1:09 AM3.3 ft	7:07 AM1.6 ft	1:41 PM4.2 ft	8:24 PM1.5 ft	7:19 AM	6:33 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:58 AM3.4 ft	8:21 AM1.5 ft	2:30 PM4.2 ft	9:14 PM1.3 ft	7:20 AM	6:32 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	2:51 AM3.5 ft	9:21 AM1.3 ft	3:22 PM4.2 ft	9:57 PM1.1 ft	7:21 AM	6:31 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:47 AM3.8 ft	10:12 AM1.1 ft	4:16 PM4.3 ft	10:38 PM0.8 ft	7:22 AM	6:30 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:41 AM4.2 ft	11:00 AM0.8 ft	5:06 PM4.4 ft	11:19 PM0.6 ft	7:22 AM	6:29 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:29 AM4.6 ft	11:49 AM0.6 ft	5:52 PM4.6 ft		7:23 AM	6:28 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:01 AM0.3 ft	6:14 AM5.0 ft	12:39 PM0.4 ft	6:35 PM4.7 ft	7:24 AM	6:26 PM	98%

Water temperature near Wrightsville Beach

72.3 F (22.4 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8658163 (this station's own sensor), read 5:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 71.6 to 77.2 F. Typical for October here is 72.1 F (5-year hourly mean; range 64.0 to 79.7), so today is 0.2 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Wrightsville Beach, 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

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:06 AM	6:56 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:07 AM	6:54 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:07 AM	6:53 PM	52%
Sun Oct 4					7:08 AM	6:52 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:09 AM	6:50 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:10 AM	6:49 PM	22%
Wed Oct 7					7:10 AM	6:47 PM	14%
Thu Oct 8					7:11 AM	6:46 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:12 AM	6:45 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:13 AM	6:44 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:13 AM	6:42 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:14 AM	6:41 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:15 AM	6:40 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:16 AM	6:38 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:17 AM	6:37 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	5:14 AM1.2 ft	12:09 PM4.5 ft	6:20 PM1.5 ft		7:17 AM	6:36 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	12:23 AM3.4 ft	6:00 AM1.4 ft	12:54 PM4.3 ft	7:22 PM1.6 ft	7:18 AM	6:35 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	1:09 AM3.3 ft	7:07 AM1.6 ft	1:41 PM4.2 ft	8:24 PM1.5 ft	7:19 AM	6:33 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:58 AM3.4 ft	8:21 AM1.5 ft	2:30 PM4.2 ft	9:14 PM1.3 ft	7:20 AM	6:32 PM	61%
Tue Oct 20	2:51 AM3.5 ft	9:21 AM1.3 ft	3:22 PM4.2 ft	9:57 PM1.1 ft	7:21 AM	6:31 PM	71%
Wed Oct 21	3:47 AM3.8 ft	10:12 AM1.1 ft	4:16 PM4.3 ft	10:38 PM0.8 ft	7:22 AM	6:30 PM	80%
Thu Oct 22	4:41 AM4.2 ft	11:00 AM0.8 ft	5:06 PM4.4 ft	11:19 PM0.6 ft	7:22 AM	6:29 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	5:29 AM4.6 ft	11:49 AM0.6 ft	5:52 PM4.6 ft		7:23 AM	6:28 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:01 AM0.3 ft	6:14 AM5.0 ft	12:39 PM0.4 ft	6:35 PM4.7 ft	7:24 AM	6:26 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	12:45 AM0.1 ft	6:58 AM5.3 ft	1:29 PM0.2 ft	7:18 PM4.7 ft	7:25 AM	6:25 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	1:31 AM-0.1 ft	7:43 AM5.6 ft	2:19 PM0.1 ft	8:02 PM4.6 ft	7:26 AM	6:24 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:16 AM-0.2 ft	8:30 AM5.6 ft	3:09 PM0.2 ft	8:50 PM4.4 ft	7:27 AM	6:23 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:02 AM-0.1 ft	9:21 AM5.6 ft	3:59 PM0.3 ft	9:44 PM4.3 ft	7:28 AM	6:22 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	3:50 AM-0.0 ft	10:17 AM5.5 ft	4:51 PM0.4 ft	10:43 PM4.1 ft	7:28 AM	6:21 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	4:40 AM0.2 ft	11:16 AM5.3 ft	5:50 PM0.6 ft	11:44 PM4.0 ft	7:29 AM	6:20 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	5:40 AM0.5 ft	12:15 PM5.0 ft	6:58 PM0.7 ft		7:30 AM	6:19 PM	68%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	12:45 AM4.0 ft	5:53 AM0.7 ft	12:13 PM4.8 ft	7:08 PM0.7 ft	6:31 AM	5:18 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	12:46 AM4.0 ft	7:13 AM0.8 ft	1:12 PM4.6 ft	8:09 PM0.6 ft	6:32 AM	5:17 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	1:49 AM4.2 ft	8:21 AM0.7 ft	2:13 PM4.5 ft	9:01 PM0.4 ft	6:33 AM	5:16 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	2:53 AM4.4 ft	9:20 AM0.5 ft	3:15 PM4.4 ft	9:47 PM0.3 ft	6:34 AM	5:15 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	3:52 AM4.7 ft	10:13 AM0.4 ft	4:12 PM4.3 ft	10:32 PM0.2 ft	6:35 AM	5:14 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	4:45 AM4.9 ft	11:04 AM0.4 ft	5:01 PM4.3 ft	11:15 PM0.1 ft	6:36 AM	5:14 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:31 AM5.1 ft	11:52 AM0.3 ft	5:45 PM4.3 ft	11:58 PM0.1 ft	6:37 AM	5:13 PM	5%
Sun Nov 8	6:14 AM5.2 ft	12:39 PM0.3 ft	6:27 PM4.2 ft		6:38 AM	5:12 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	12:40 AM0.2 ft	6:55 AM5.2 ft	1:23 PM0.4 ft	7:07 PM4.0 ft	6:39 AM	5:11 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	1:19 AM0.3 ft	7:37 AM5.1 ft	2:03 PM0.5 ft	7:49 PM3.8 ft	6:40 AM	5:11 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	1:56 AM0.4 ft	8:19 AM4.9 ft	2:42 PM0.6 ft	8:32 PM3.6 ft	6:41 AM	5:10 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	2:31 AM0.6 ft	9:03 AM4.7 ft	3:19 PM0.8 ft	9:17 PM3.4 ft	6:41 AM	5:09 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	3:05 AM0.8 ft	9:47 AM4.5 ft	3:57 PM0.9 ft	10:04 PM3.3 ft	6:42 AM	5:08 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	3:39 AM1.0 ft	10:31 AM4.3 ft	4:39 PM1.1 ft	10:49 PM3.2 ft	6:43 AM	5:08 PM	25%
Sun Nov 15	4:19 AM1.1 ft	11:14 AM4.1 ft	5:28 PM1.1 ft	11:33 PM3.2 ft	6:44 AM	5:07 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:13 AM1.2 ft	11:57 AM4.0 ft	6:25 PM1.1 ft		6:45 AM	5:07 PM	45%
Tue Nov 17	12:18 AM3.3 ft	6:27 AM1.3 ft	12:41 PM4.0 ft	7:20 PM0.9 ft	6:46 AM	5:06 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	1:07 AM3.5 ft	7:38 AM1.1 ft	1:30 PM3.9 ft	8:09 PM0.7 ft	6:47 AM	5:05 PM	66%
Thu Nov 19	2:00 AM3.8 ft	8:37 AM0.9 ft	2:23 PM3.9 ft	8:54 PM0.4 ft	6:48 AM	5:05 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	2:58 AM4.1 ft	9:30 AM0.6 ft	3:19 PM4.0 ft	9:39 PM0.2 ft	6:49 AM	5:05 PM	84%
Sat Nov 21	3:54 AM4.5 ft	10:22 AM0.4 ft	4:14 PM4.1 ft	10:25 PM-0.1 ft	6:50 AM	5:04 PM	91%
Sun Nov 22	4:46 AM4.9 ft	11:16 AM0.2 ft	5:04 PM4.1 ft	11:13 PM-0.3 ft	6:51 AM	5:04 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	5:35 AM5.3 ft	12:10 PM-0.0 ft	5:53 PM4.2 ft		6:52 AM	5:03 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	12:03 AM-0.5 ft	6:23 AM5.5 ft	1:04 PM-0.1 ft	6:41 PM4.2 ft	6:53 AM	5:03 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	12:54 AM-0.5 ft	7:13 AM5.6 ft	1:55 PM-0.2 ft	7:33 PM4.1 ft	6:54 AM	5:03 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	1:45 AM-0.5 ft	8:05 AM5.5 ft	2:46 PM-0.2 ft	8:29 PM4.0 ft	6:55 AM	5:02 PM	95%
Fri Nov 27	2:36 AM-0.4 ft	9:02 AM5.3 ft	3:38 PM-0.1 ft	9:30 PM3.9 ft	6:56 AM	5:02 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	3:30 AM-0.2 ft	10:00 AM5.1 ft	4:32 PM0.1 ft	10:31 PM3.9 ft	6:56 AM	5:02 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	4:29 AM0.0 ft	10:57 AM4.8 ft	5:33 PM0.2 ft	11:31 PM4.0 ft	6:57 AM	5:02 PM	73%
Mon Nov 30	5:38 AM0.3 ft	11:53 AM4.5 ft	6:37 PM0.2 ft		6:58 AM	5:02 PM	63%

Tidal datums at Wrightsville Beach

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8658163, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

23.31 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

22.97 ft

Mean high water

MSL

20.98 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

18.98 ft

Mean low water

3.98 ft

Mean range

4.49 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 27.36 ft above MLLW on September 14, 2018. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Shinn Point, ICWW1.5 mi · next high 2:18 PM
Wilmington9.6 mi · next high 4:06 PM
Hampstead9.9 mi · next high 2:42 PM
Orton Point14 mi · next high 3:30 PM
Wilmington Beach14 mi · next high 2:02 PM
Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.316 mi · next high 3:15 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Wrightsville Beach today?

High tide at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:09 AM (3.3 ft above MLLW) and 1:41 PM (4.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Wrightsville Beach today?

Low tide at Wrightsville Beach on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:07 AM (1.6 ft) and 8:24 PM (1.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at Wrightsville Beach?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Wrightsville Beach is 72.3 F at Wrightsville Beach, 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 8658163.