Southeast
Cape Lookout Bight
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656841 · Tide predictions
34.6133, -76.5383
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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
Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) buoy · 36 mi SW · Station 41159
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Nearby tide stations
- Cape Lookout (ocean) · 0.7 mi SE
- Harkers Island Bridge · 7.4 mi N
- Channel Marker Lt. 59 · 7.8 mi NW
- Lenoxville Point · 8.0 mi NW
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek · 9.1 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.4 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 8:29 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.7 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 1:04 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.5 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 2:38 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 1:51 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:25 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:26 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 2:10 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:01 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Jan 26 | 4:13 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 12:37 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 2:54 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Thu Jan 21 | 12:05 PM | -0.3 ft |
86 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
Cape Lookout Bight 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.