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 — and sunset is at 05:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 16°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:15PM0.38m
5:46AM0.61m
5:58PM0.40m
6:26AM0.63m
6:39PM0.42m
7:05AM0.64m
7:18PM0.45m
7:42AM0.65m
7:56PM0.47m
8:18AM0.64m
8:35PM0.49m
8:55AM0.63m
9:15PM0.51m
9:33AM0.60m
9:58PM0.54m
10:14AM0.57m
10:46PM0.56m
10:59AM0.52m
11:39PM0.58m
11:50AM0.48m
00:38AM0.60m
12:49PM0.44m
1:42AM0.63m
1:56PM0.41m
2:50AM0.65m
3:07PM0.41m
3:56AM0.68m
4:15PM0.43m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.01m
12:23PM0.04m
11:49PM-0.02m
1:01PM0.02m
00:31AM-0.04m
1:36PM-0.01m
1:11AM-0.05m
2:11PM-0.03m
1:52AM-0.06m
2:45PM-0.05m
2:33AM-0.06m
3:18PM-0.06m
3:17AM-0.05m
3:54PM-0.06m
4:05AM-0.04m
4:32PM-0.07m
4:58AM-0.01m
5:14PM-0.07m
5:58AM0.02m
6:02PM-0.07m
7:06AM0.03m
6:57PM-0.07m
8:19AM0.04m
8:00PM-0.07m
9:32AM0.02m
9:07PM-0.09m
10:37AM-0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.1
S
7
1.2
WNW
4
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SE
8
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.4
NNW
4
1.4
N
5
1
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.6
NE
5
1.3
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
8
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NW
45
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
25
W
40
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WSW
40
W
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
55
NNW
45
N
30
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
N
45
NNE
35
NE
20
NE
10
ESE
20
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
 mm 
8
5
4
1
3
3
17
9
2
max°C
7
2
2
7
14
16
16
15
6
5
5
8
9
7
1
4
4
3
5
11
15
16
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
11
11
5
-6
-3
0
4
9
9
6
7
4
6
9
13
11
13
12
Moonrise
5:47
6:35
7:18
7:54
8:26
8:54
9:21
9:46
10:13
10:43
11:17
11:58
12:48
1:49
2:59
Moonset
3:09
4:08
5:11
6:14
7:18
8:22
9:25
10:29
11:36
12:45
1:57
3:10
4:20
5:23
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:03
Sunset
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
12.7° C
(Statistics for 15 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 18.5 max: 20.6 min: 14.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026
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