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Federal Point

Tide station

NOAA station Federal Point in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Wilmington.

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.

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Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Federal Point. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:37 PM. The tides are a high of 4.0 ft at 12:32 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 5:53 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 1:04 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 7:02 PM. The low at 5:53 AM is 84 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:02 PM is 25 minutes after sunset.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:36 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 1:22 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 6:31 AM, a high of 4.4 ft at 1:56 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 7:51 PM. The low at 6:31 AM is 47 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:51 PM is 75 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers, 70°F, wind 14 to 28 mph N.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:34 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 2:14 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 7:21 AM, a high of 4.3 ft at 2:49 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 8:44 PM. The low at 7:21 AM is 2 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 63°F, wind 30 mph N. That forecast is rough water.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:33 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 3:06 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 8:25 AM, a high of 4.3 ft at 3:40 PM, and a low of 1.1 ft at 9:37 PM. The low at 8:25 AM is 65 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 66°F, wind 23 to 26 mph N. That forecast is rough water.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:21 AM and sunset is 6:32 PM. The tides are a high of 4.0 ft at 3:58 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 9:32 AM, a high of 4.4 ft at 4:29 PM, and a low of 0.9 ft at 10:27 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 68°F, wind 18 mph N.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

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Sun and moon

Dawn
6:52 AM
Blue hour, morning
6:52 AM to 7:02 AM
Golden hour, morning
7:02 AM to 7:51 AM
Sunrise
7:18 AM
Solar noon
12:57 PM
Golden hour, evening
6:03 PM to 6:52 PM
Sunset
6:36 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:52 PM to 7:02 PM
Dusk
7:02 PM
Last light
8:00 PM
Day length
11 hours 19 minutes
Moon
First Quarter, about 32% lit
Moonrise
1:03 PM
Moonset
10:38 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

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On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Boat ramps

  • U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island7.1 mi
  • Dutchman Creek Boat Ramp7.2 mi

Marinas

  • Deep Point Marina3.9 mi
  • Southport Marina5.9 mi
  • Bald Head Island Marina6.8 mi
  • South Harbour Village Marina7.5 mi

Beaches

  • Kure Beach2.4 mi
  • Bay Beach4.1 mi
  • East Beach6.8 mi
  • Caswell Beach7.8 mi

Parks

  • Fort Fisher State Recreation Area0.7 mi
  • Fort Fisher State Park · private0.7 mi
  • Fort Fisher State Recreation Area0.9 mi
  • Fort Fisher Park Office1.0 mi
  • Joe Eakes Park3.0 mi
  • Kure Beach Oceanfront Park3.2 mi

Nature reserves

  • Wrc Federal Point Access Area0.2 mi
  • WRC Unnamed Island Snows March #1 39-33 · private1.0 mi
  • Ehnr Zekes Island-Esturine Sanctuary · private1.6 mi
  • South Pelicon Island 39-37(Nha) · private2.6 mi
  • Bald Head Island Natural Area4.7 mi
  • Bald Head Island Natural Area4.7 mi

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Flood gauge

Measured water, not the tide

This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.

No coastal flood gauge is published within 15 miles of this station.

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