Southeast
Cape Lookout (ocean)
North Carolina · NOAA station 8656937 · Tide predictions
34.6083, -76.5283
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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 Bight · 0.7 mi NW
- Harkers Island Bridge · 7.9 mi N
- Channel Marker Lt. 59 · 8.4 mi NW
- Lenoxville Point · 8.7 mi NW
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek · 9.7 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.0 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 8:07 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 12:46 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.8 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 2:27 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 1:57 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 1:14 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 1:40 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 3:13 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 2:39 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 12:29 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 12:53 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 1:27 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 2:23 PM | -0.8 ft |
263 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 Cape Lookout (ocean) from the CAPE HATTERAS FISHING PIER station: high tides about 1.15× the height, 22 min earlier; low tides about 1.25× the height, 22 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.