North Carolina
Wilmington tides
Tide charts & times for Wilmington, North Carolina · read from NOAA station Wilmington (#8658120)
North Carolina · NOAA station 8658120 · Tide predictions
34.2267, -77.9533
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Stations named for Wilmington
- Wilmington · #8658120
- Wilmington Beach · #8658559
This page reads the Wilmington station; the others serve nearby shores with the same name.
On the water nearby
Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) buoy · 15 mi SE · Station 41110
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Nearby tide stations
- Shinn Point, ICWW · 8.1 mi E
- Wrightsville Beach · 9.6 mi E
- Orton Point · 11.8 mi S
- Wilmington Beach · 13.9 mi S
- Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 · 14.1 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.6 ft — Fri Oct 29 · 9:56 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 4:06 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 6.0 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 5:36 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 4:50 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 4:23 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 5:08 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 6:21 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 3:36 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 4:01 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 5:50 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 4:53 PM | -0.7 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 2:46 PM | -0.7 ft |
305 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
Wilmington 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.