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Fort Macon, USCG Station tide chart and tide times
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656571
Nearest NOAA tide station to Beaufort, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, Harkers Island (3 km from Beaufort).
On Tuesday, September 29, high tide at Fort Macon, USCG Station is at 9:57 AM (4.3 ft) and 10:13 PM (3.3 ft), and low tide is at 3:30 AM (0.0 ft) and 4:22 PM (0.2 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 6:53 PM · Moonrise 8:29 PM · Moonset 10:12 AM | ||
| Low tide | 3:30 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 9:57 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 4:22 PM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 10:13 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 6:52 PM · Moonrise 9:15 PM · Moonset 11:24 AM | ||
| Low tide | 4:13 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:45 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 5:15 PM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 11:02 PM | 3.1 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:01 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 10:11 PM · Moonset 12:35 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:01 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:39 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:13 PM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 11:56 PM | 2.9 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · Moonrise 11:14 PM · Moonset 1:40 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:56 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:40 PM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:18 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 6:47 PM · Moonset 2:36 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:00 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 7:00 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:47 PM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:28 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM · Moonrise 12:24 AM · Moonset 3:23 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:12 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:13 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 2:58 PM | 3.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:36 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:04 AM · Sunset 6:45 PM · Moonrise 1:35 AM · Moonset 4:02 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:27 AM | 2.9 ft |
| Low tide | 9:29 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 4:06 PM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 10:37 PM | 0.7 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:05 AM · Sunset 6:43 PM · Moonrise 2:46 AM · Moonset 4:35 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:35 AM | 3.1 ft |
| Low tide | 10:40 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 5:07 PM | 3.8 ft |
| Low tide | 11:30 PM | 0.5 ft |
Best fishing times at Fort Macon, USCG Station (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 2:24 PM–4:24 PM | 9:42 AM–10:42 AM 7:59 PM–8:59 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 2:52 AM–4:52 AM 3:22 PM–5:22 PM | 10:54 AM–11:54 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 | 12:05 PM–1:05 PM 9:41 PM–10:41 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 4:55 AM–6:55 AM 5:26 PM–7:26 PM | 1:10 PM–2:10 PM 10:44 PM–11:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:58 AM–7:58 AM 6:28 PM–8:28 PM | 2:06 PM–3:06 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:58 AM–8:58 AM 7:26 PM–9:26 PM | 11:54 PM–12:54 AM 2:53 PM–3:53 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:54 AM–9:54 AM 8:20 PM–10:20 PM | 1:05 AM–2:05 AM 3:32 PM–4:32 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:45 AM–10:45 AM 9:10 PM–11:10 PM | 2:16 AM–3:16 AM 4:05 PM–5:05 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Beaufort Inlet Channel Range
2 km away - Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab
2 km away - Morehead City
3 km away - Atlantic Beach
3 km away - Gallant Channel
4 km away - Morehead City Harbor
4 km away - Beaufort, Taylor Creek
4 km away - Atlantic Beach Bridge
5 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8656571 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 8654400). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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