Ocracoke Inlet Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Ocracoke Inlet Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:05 AM and sunset is at 04:53 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:45PM0.43m
6:10AM0.66m
6:24PM0.44m
6:48AM0.67m
7:03PM0.44m
7:27AM0.67m
7:41PM0.44m
8:04AM0.67m
8:19PM0.44m
8:42AM0.66m
8:58PM0.45m
9:20AM0.64m
9:40PM0.45m
10:00AM0.62m
10:25PM0.47m
10:43AM0.59m
11:15PM0.49m
11:30AM0.56m
00:10AM0.52m
12:22PM0.53m
1:08AM0.57m
1:20PM0.50m
2:10AM0.62m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.08m
11:32PM0.04m
12:47PM0.06m
00:12AM0.03m
1:25PM0.05m
00:50AM0.02m
2:03PM0.04m
1:29AM0.02m
2:40PM0.04m
2:08AM0.02m
3:17PM0.04m
2:49AM0.02m
3:55PM0.04m
3:32AM0.04m
4:33PM0.04m
4:20AM0.05m
5:13PM0.03m
5:15AM0.07m
5:56PM0.02m
6:18AM0.07m
6:43PM-0.00m
7:26AM0.07m
7:35PM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.5
SSE
5
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
1.2
NE
4
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
NNE
3
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
S
6
1.1
NE
4
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
NW
15
SE
40
S
70
S
45
WSW
40
WNW
35
NNW
20
NE
10
E
30
SW
25
W
30
NW
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
20
W
25
W
15
NNW
15
ENE
30
WSW
45
NNE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
E
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
NE
15
NNW
40
NNE
 mm 
1
29
3
1
1
max°C
14
15
15
20
20
20
19
16
11
7
10
16
13
14
10
3
4
6
8
8
9
11
14
16
16
12
10
11
14
18
18
19
19
12
12
10
Moonrise
5:05
6:04
7:00
7:52
8:39
9:18
9:53
10:23
10:50
11:17
11:43
12:10
Moonset
2:53
3:34
4:23
5:18
6:17
7:19
8:22
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:37
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
13.7° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.3 max: 21.7 min: 18.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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