Southeast
Zekes Island
North Carolina · NOAA station 8658741 · Tide predictions
33.9500, -77.9517
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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 · 19 mi NE · Station 41038
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Nearby tide stations
- Federal Point · 1.1 mi NE
- Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.1 · 2.8 mi N
- Reaves Point · 3.7 mi N
- Southport · 4.5 mi SW
- Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 · 5.1 mi N
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 5.4 ft — Thu Sep 30 · 9:06 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -0.6 ft — Fri Jan 22 · 1:39 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 5.8 ft on Fri Jan 22
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jul 4 | 3:21 PM | -0.6 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:17 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 4:05 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 4:17 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 2:25 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Mon Aug 2 | 3:07 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Sun Aug 1 | 2:11 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:27 PM | -0.5 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 4:03 PM | -0.4 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:52 PM | -0.4 ft |
121 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
Zekes Island 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.