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Sunset Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
North Carolina · NOAA station 8659897
Nearest NOAA tide station to Sunset Beach, Carolina Shores, Calabash (2 km from Sunset Beach).
On Thursday, October 1, high tide at Sunset Beach Pier is at 11:34 AM (5.5 ft), and low tide is at 5:08 AM (-0.2 ft) and 6:01 PM (0.4 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 7:08 AM · Sunset 6:58 PM · Moonrise 10:21 PM · Moonset 12:40 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:08 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:34 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 6:01 PM | 0.4 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:56 PM · Moonrise 11:25 PM · Moonset 1:44 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:06 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 6:03 AM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 12:39 PM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:06 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:55 PM · Moonset 2:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 1:13 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:07 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:43 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:21 PM | 0.6 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:10 AM · Sunset 6:54 PM · Moonrise 12:34 AM · Moonset 3:28 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:19 AM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:22 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 2:46 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:35 PM | 0.5 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:52 PM · Moonrise 1:45 AM · Moonset 4:08 PM | ||
| High tide | 3:22 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 9:37 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 3:47 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:34 PM | 0.2 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:51 PM · Moonrise 2:55 AM · Moonset 4:41 PM | ||
| High tide | 4:24 AM | 4.7 ft |
| Low tide | 10:40 AM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 4:46 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 11:25 PM | -0.1 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 4:02 AM · Moonset 5:11 PM | ||
| High tide | 5:21 AM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 11:35 AM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 5:42 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Thursday, October 8 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:13 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 5:07 AM · Moonset 5:39 PM | ||
| Low tide | 12:11 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 6:14 AM | 5.3 ft |
| Low tide | 12:26 PM | -0.3 ft |
| High tide | 6:33 PM | 5.3 ft |
Best fishing times at Sunset Beach Pier (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 | 4:00 AM–6:00 AM 4:31 PM–6:31 PM | 12:10 PM–1:10 PM 9:51 PM–10:51 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:03 AM–7:03 AM 5:34 PM–7:34 PM | 1:14 PM–2:14 PM 10:55 PM–11:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:05 AM–8:05 AM 6:36 PM–8:36 PM | 2:11 PM–3:11 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:05 AM–9:05 AM 7:34 PM–9:34 PM | 12:04 AM–1:04 AM 2:58 PM–3:58 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:01 AM–10:01 AM 8:28 PM–10:28 PM | 1:15 AM–2:15 AM 3:38 PM–4:38 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:53 AM–10:53 AM 9:18 PM–11:18 PM | 2:25 AM–3:25 AM 4:11 PM–5:11 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:41 AM–11:41 AM 10:04 PM–12:04 AM | 3:32 AM–4:32 AM 4:41 PM–5:41 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:27 AM–12:27 PM 10:50 PM–12:50 AM | 4:37 AM–5:37 AM 5:09 PM–6:09 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Dunn Sound, Little River Inlet
6 km away - Little River Neck, north end
6 km away - Dunn Sound, north end
7 km away - Dunn Sound, west end
8 km away - Little River (town)
9 km away - Hog Inlet Pier
10 km away - Cherry Grove (inside)
12 km away - Nixon Crossroads
13 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 8659897. Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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