Tides / North Carolina / Brunswick County / Wilmington
Wilmington
Tide station
NOAA station Wilmington 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 Belville, Hightsville, and Leland.
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Tide station
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 Wilmington. 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 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:37 PM. The tides are a high of 4.2 ft at 1:49 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 7:45 AM, a high of 4.7 ft at 2:21 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 8:54 PM. The low at 7:45 AM is 27 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 86°F, wind 5 to 12 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 6:35 PM. The tides are a high of 4.1 ft at 2:39 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 8:23 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 3:13 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 9:43 PM. The low at 8:23 AM is 64 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain Showers Likely, 68°F, wind 17 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 4.1 ft at 3:31 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 9:13 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 4:06 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 10:36 PM. The low at 9:13 AM is 114 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 65°F, wind 17 mph NE.
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 4.2 ft at 4:23 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 10:17 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 4:57 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 11:29 PM. The high at 4:57 PM is 96 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 71°F, wind 15 mph N.
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 4.2 ft at 5:15 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 11:24 AM, and a high of 4.7 ft at 5:46 PM. The high at 5:46 PM is 46 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 74°F, wind 13 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:54 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:24 AM
- Dawn
- 6:53 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:53 AM to 7:02 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:02 AM to 7:52 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:18 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:57 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 6:02 PM to 6:52 PM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:52 PM to 7:01 PM
- Dusk
- 7:01 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:31 PM
- Last light
- 8:00 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 18 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 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
- Kayak Launch6.6 mi
- survey hand-carry boat slip6.9 mi
Marinas
- Helms Port Marina7.8 mi
Parks
- Dram Tree Park0.2 mi
- Claude Howell Park0.5 mi
- Water Street Park0.6 mi
- North Carolina Battleship Site · private0.7 mi
- Bijou Park0.8 mi
- Story Park0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private7.1 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private7.2 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private7.4 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private7.5 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private7.6 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Shinn Point8.1 mi · New Hanover County
- Castle Hayne8.6 mi · New Hanover County
- Wrightsville Beach9.6 mi · New Hanover County
- Orton Point12 mi · New Hanover County
- Wilmington Beach14 mi · New Hanover County
- Sunny Point Army Base14 mi · Brunswick County
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.
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