Tides / North Carolina / New Hanover County / Orton Point
Orton Point
Tide station
NOAA station Orton Point in New Hanover 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 Myrtle Grove. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Wilmington.
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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 Orton 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 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:37 PM. The tides are a high of 4.1 ft at 1:13 AM, a low of 0.8 ft at 6:47 AM, a high of 4.7 ft at 1:45 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 7:56 PM. The low at 6:47 AM is 31 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:56 PM is 79 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 6:35 PM. The tides are a high of 4.1 ft at 2:03 AM, a low of 0.9 ft at 7:25 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 2:37 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 8:45 PM. The low at 7:25 AM is 7 minutes after sunrise.
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 4.0 ft at 2:55 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 8:15 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 3:30 PM, and a low of 1.3 ft at 9:38 PM. The low at 8:15 AM is 56 minutes after sunrise.
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 4.1 ft at 3:47 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 9:19 AM, a high of 4.5 ft at 4:21 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 10:31 PM. The low at 9:19 AM is 119 minutes after sunrise.
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 4:39 AM, a low of 1.0 ft at 10:26 AM, a high of 4.6 ft at 5:10 PM, and a low of 1.0 ft at 11:21 PM. The high at 5:10 PM is 82 minutes before sunset.
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
- 6:23 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 7:02 PM
- Dusk
- 7:02 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:31 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
- Kayak Launch6.9 mi
Marinas
- Helms Port Marina7.0 mi
Beaches
- Freeman Park3.6 mi
- Kure Beach5.2 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve6.8 mi
Parks
- Brunswick Town State Historic Site1.1 mi
- Historic Brunswick Town1.2 mi
- Carolina Beach State Park1.8 mi
- Snow's Cut Park2.1 mi
- Mike Chappell Park2.5 mi
- Wilson-Street Mini Park2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private2.2 mi
- Wrc Ferry Slip Island 39-32 (Nha) · private2.4 mi
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC2.9 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private3.3 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private4.2 mi
- Wrc North Pelican Island #1 & 2 39-29 & 39-30 · private4.4 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Sunny Point Army Base2.3 mi · Brunswick County
- Wilmington Beach3.2 mi · New Hanover County
- Reaves Point3.8 mi · Brunswick County
- Sunny Point Army Base4.7 mi · Brunswick County
- Federal Point6.6 mi · Brunswick County
- Zekes Island7.4 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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