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Cape Lookout Bight tide chart and tide times
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656841
Nearest NOAA tide station to Harkers Island (9 km from Harkers Island).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Cape Lookout Bight is at 9:23 AM (5.3 ft) and 9:44 PM (4.1 ft), and low tide is at 3:02 AM (0.5 ft) and 3:53 PM (0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 29 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 6:59 AM · Sunset 6:52 PM · Moonrise 8:28 PM · Moonset 10:11 AM | ||
| Low tide | 3:02 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 9:23 AM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 3:53 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:44 PM | 4.1 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:51 PM · Moonrise 9:15 PM · Moonset 11:23 AM | ||
| Low tide | 3:48 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:16 AM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 4:45 PM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 10:41 PM | 4.0 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 10:10 PM · Moonset 12:34 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:39 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:18 AM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 5:41 PM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 11:44 PM | 3.9 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 11:14 PM · Moonset 1:39 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:36 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 12:19 PM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:41 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:47 PM · Moonset 2:35 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:43 AM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:37 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 1:18 PM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:48 PM | 1.1 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:45 PM · Moonrise 12:24 AM · Moonset 3:22 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:44 AM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:49 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 2:21 PM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:05 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · Moonrise 1:35 AM · Moonset 4:01 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:52 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 9:12 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 3:29 PM | 4.6 ft |
| Low tide | 10:05 PM | 0.9 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:43 PM · Moonrise 2:45 AM · Moonset 4:34 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:01 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:19 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 4:31 PM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 10:53 PM | 0.8 ft |
Best fishing times at Cape Lookout Bight (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 1:56 AM–3:56 AM 2:23 PM–4:23 PM | 9:41 AM–10:41 AM 7:58 PM–8:58 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:52 AM–4:52 AM 3:21 PM–5:21 PM | 10:53 AM–11:53 AM 8:45 PM–9:45 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:52 AM–5:52 AM 4:23 PM–6:23 PM | 12:04 PM–1:04 PM 9:40 PM–10:40 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:54 AM–6:54 AM 5:26 PM–7:26 PM | 1:09 PM–2:09 PM 10:44 PM–11:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:57 AM–7:57 AM 6:27 PM–8:27 PM | 2:05 PM–3:05 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:57 AM–8:57 AM 7:26 PM–9:26 PM | 11:54 PM–12:54 AM 2:52 PM–3:52 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:53 AM–9:53 AM 8:19 PM–10:19 PM | 1:05 AM–2:05 AM 3:31 PM–4:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:45 AM–10:45 AM 9:09 PM–11:09 PM | 2:15 AM–3:15 AM 4:04 PM–5:04 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Cape Lookout (ocean)
1 km away - Harkers Island Bridge
12 km away - Channel Marker Lt. 59
12 km away - Lenoxville Point
13 km away - Beaufort, Taylor Creek
15 km away - Beaufort Inlet Channel Range
15 km away - Fort Macon, USCG Station
16 km away - Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab
17 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8656841. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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