North Carolina
Southport tides
Tide charts & times for Southport, North Carolina · read from NOAA station Southport (#8659084)
North Carolina · NOAA station 8659084 · Tide predictions
33.9150, -78.0183
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2) buoy · 23 mi NE · Station 41038
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Nearby tide stations
- Fort Caswell · 1.3 mi S
- Bald Head · 2.6 mi S
- Oak Island, Yaupon Beach · 3.7 mi W
- Zekes Island · 4.5 mi NE
- Federal Point · 5.5 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.6 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 7:26 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.5 ft — Thu Sep 2 · 3:26 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 6.1 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Aug 3 | 3:16 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 2:22 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Aug 31 | 2:10 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Wed Sep 1 | 3:02 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:54 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:23 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:10 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:10 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 3:28 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 2:34 PM | -0.4 ft |
183 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
Southport is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
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.