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Oak Island

Tide station

NOAA station Oak Island, Yaupon Beach 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. People also look this chart up as St. James.

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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 Oak Island. 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.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:39 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 ft at 4:37 AM, a high of 5.3 ft at 11:15 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 5:23 PM, and a high of 4.0 ft at 11:16 PM. The low at 5:23 PM is 76 minutes before sunset.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:37 PM. The tides are a low of 1.1 ft at 5:17 AM, a high of 5.0 ft at 12:06 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 6:11 PM. The low at 6:11 PM is 26 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 79°F, wind 9 to 16 mph SW.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:36 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 12:09 AM, a low of 1.3 ft at 6:03 AM, a high of 4.8 ft at 12:59 PM, and a low of 1.7 ft at 7:07 PM. The low at 6:03 AM is 76 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:07 PM is 31 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 67°F, wind 21 to 24 mph N. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:35 PM. The tides are a high of 3.8 ft at 1:07 AM, a low of 1.5 ft at 7:03 AM, a high of 4.7 ft at 1:52 PM, and a low of 1.7 ft at 8:11 PM. The low at 7:03 AM is 17 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:11 PM is 96 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 64°F, wind 24 to 28 mph NE. 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 6:34 PM. The tides are a high of 3.9 ft at 2:07 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 8:17 AM, a high of 4.7 ft at 2:44 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 9:11 PM. The low at 8:17 AM is 57 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 69°F, wind 24 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.

Thursday, 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
7:17 AM
Solar noon
12:58 PM
Golden hour, evening
6:05 PM to 6:54 PM
Sunset
6:38 PM
Blue hour, evening
6:54 PM to 7:03 PM
Dusk
7:03 PM
Last light
8:01 PM
Day length
11 hours 21 minutes
Moon
Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
Moonrise
12:13 PM
Moonset
9:45 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

  • Dutchman Creek Boat Ramp2.2 mi
  • U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island2.8 mi

Marinas

  • South Harbour Village Marina1.8 mi
  • Southport Marina3.3 mi
  • Bald Head Island Marina5.0 mi
  • Deep Point Marina5.2 mi

Beaches

  • Caswell Beach1.8 mi
  • Oak Island Cabana2.1 mi
  • Long Beach4.3 mi
  • East Beach7.5 mi
  • Bay Beach7.6 mi

Parks

  • Yaupon Park0.2 mi
  • Commissioner's Observatory Park0.4 mi
  • Shipwreck Park0.5 mi
  • Shipwreck Park0.5 mi
  • May Moore Park0.7 mi
  • The Crab Dock1.0 mi

Nature reserves

  • Oak Island Nature Center2.0 mi
  • Indigo Plantation Marsh Preserve · private3.0 mi
  • Battery Island4.2 mi
  • Bald Head Island Natural Area4.3 mi
  • Bald Head Island Natural Area4.4 mi
  • Bald Head Island Natural Area4.4 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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