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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 07:12 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
9:37AM0.53m
9:55PM0.61m
10:10AM0.49m
10:31PM0.61m
10:43AM0.46m
11:08PM0.59m
11:20AM0.42m
11:49PM0.58m
12:01PM0.39m
00:37AM0.56m
12:51PM0.37m
1:34AM0.55m
1:52PM0.37m
2:38AM0.55m
3:01PM0.38m
3:43AM0.57m
4:08PM0.42m
4:43AM0.60m
5:06PM0.48m
5:37AM0.63m
5:59PM0.55m
6:26AM0.66m
6:48PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:38PM-0.01m
4:17AM0.01m
4:08PM0.01m
4:56AM0.05m
4:39PM0.04m
5:38AM0.09m
5:15PM0.07m
6:24AM0.12m
5:55PM0.09m
7:18AM0.15m
6:45PM0.11m
8:20AM0.17m
7:47PM0.12m
9:25AM0.15m
8:56PM0.10m
10:25AM0.12m
10:06PM0.06m
11:15AM0.06m
11:09PM-0.00m
12:01PM-0.00m
00:07AM-0.07m
12:43PM-0.07m
1:02AM-0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.8
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
E
10
1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.5
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
risk tstorm
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
50
S
55
S
35
SW
15
SSW
35
NNE
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
10
S
35
SSW
40
SW
55
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
35
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
30
W
15
NNW
 mm 
72
5
4
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
max°C
21
21
21
17
15
12
8
14
13
12
13
16
19
19
16
5
11
12
10
15
16
13
17
18
20
21
19
20
19
19
10
14
15
12
17
17
Moonrise
9:38
10:36
11:36
12:36
1:36
2:32
3:24
4:10
4:50
5:25
5:56
Moonset
8:10
8:35
9:02
9:34
10:12
10:58
11:51
12:52
1:59
3:08
4:19
5:31
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:58
Sunset
7:12
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is 14.9 °C (Statistics for 16 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 18.4 max: 20.7 min: 14.8°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Sunday 16 Mar 2025
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