Southeast
Bald Head
North Carolina · NOAA station 8658901 · Tide predictions
33.8800, -78.0017
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48-hour outlook
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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 · 24 mi NE · Station 41038
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Nearby tide stations
- Fort Caswell · 1.4 mi NW
- Southport · 2.6 mi N
- Oak Island, Yaupon Beach · 4.8 mi W
- Zekes Island · 5.6 mi NE
- Federal Point · 6.7 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.9 ft — Fri Oct 29 · 7:50 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:23 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 6.4 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 2:53 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:07 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:40 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:25 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:38 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 12:53 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:18 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:07 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:23 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Mar 22 | 2:10 PM | -0.8 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
NOAA builds the predictions for Bald Head from the Wilmington station: high tides about 1.05× the height, 126 min earlier; low tides about 1.13× the height, 163 min earlier.
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.