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Bald Head tide chart and tide times
North Carolina · NOAA station 8658901
Nearest NOAA tide station to Southport, Long Beach, Saint James (5 km from Southport).
On Thursday, October 1, high tide at Bald Head is at 11:19 AM (5.4 ft) and 11:57 PM (4.5 ft), and low tide is at 4:57 AM (0.3 ft) and 6:04 PM (0.9 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:06 AM · Sunset 6:56 PM · Moonrise 10:19 PM · Moonset 12:38 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:57 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 11:19 AM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 6:04 PM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 11:57 PM | 4.5 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:07 AM · Sunset 6:54 PM · Moonrise 11:23 PM · Moonset 1:42 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:52 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:40 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:06 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:07 AM · Sunset 6:53 PM · Moonset 2:39 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:11 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 6:57 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:56 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:09 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:08 AM · Sunset 6:52 PM · Moonrise 12:32 AM · Moonset 3:26 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:19 AM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:07 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:02 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:10 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 1:43 AM · Moonset 4:06 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:21 AM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:14 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 4:02 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:07 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · Moonrise 2:53 AM · Moonset 4:39 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:22 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 10:16 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 5:00 PM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 11:00 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 4:00 AM · Moonset 5:09 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:21 AM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 11:15 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 5:53 PM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 11:50 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM · Moonrise 5:04 AM · Moonset 5:37 PM | ||
| High tide | 6:16 AM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 12:09 PM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 6:41 PM | 5.4 ft |
Best fishing times at Bald Head (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:58 AM–5:58 AM 4:29 PM–6:29 PM | 12:08 PM–1:08 PM 9:49 PM–10:49 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:00 AM–7:00 AM 5:32 PM–7:32 PM | 1:12 PM–2:12 PM 10:53 PM–11:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:03 AM–8:03 AM 6:34 PM–8:34 PM | 2:09 PM–3:09 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:03 AM–9:03 AM 7:32 PM–9:32 PM | 12:02 AM–1:02 AM 2:56 PM–3:56 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:59 AM–9:59 AM 8:26 PM–10:26 PM | 1:13 AM–2:13 AM 3:36 PM–4:36 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:51 AM–10:51 AM 9:15 PM–11:15 PM | 2:23 AM–3:23 AM 4:09 PM–5:09 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:39 AM–11:39 AM 10:02 PM–12:02 AM | 3:30 AM–4:30 AM 4:39 PM–5:39 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:25 AM–12:25 PM 10:48 PM–12:48 AM | 4:34 AM–5:34 AM 5:07 PM–6:07 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Fort Caswell
2 km away - Southport
4 km away - Oak Island, Yaupon Beach
8 km away - Zekes Island
9 km away - Federal Point
11 km away - Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.1
13 km away - Reaves Point
14 km away - Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3
17 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8658901 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8658120). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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