North Carolina
Nags Head tides
Tide charts & times for Nags Head, North Carolina · read from NOAA station Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean) (#8652226)
Nags Head (ocean) · North Carolina · NOAA station 8652226 · Tide predictions
35.9100, -75.5917
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On the water nearby
Nags Head, NC (243) buoy · 11 mi NE · Station 44086
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Nearby tide stations
- Oyster Creek, Croatan Sound · 5.7 mi SW
- Roanoke Sound Channel · 7.7 mi S
- OREGON INLET MARINA · 8.3 mi S
- Roanoke Marshes Light, Croatan Sound · 9.1 mi SW
- Old House Channel · 9.2 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 4.9 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 8:46 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:20 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.6 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:09 PM | -1.2 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 2:56 PM | -1.2 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:44 PM | -1.2 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:22 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:27 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:44 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:01 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:10 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 12:33 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:33 PM | -0.9 ft |
226 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
NOAA builds the predictions for Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean) from the DUCK PIER station: high tides about 1.04× the height, 5 min earlier; low tides about 1.43× the height, 1 min later.
Georgia and the Carolinas run the biggest ranges on the Southeast coast — 7 to 10 ft through marsh creeks and barrier-island inlets that rearrange themselves with every storm.