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 04:53 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
2:22PM0.48m
3:11AM0.68m
Low Tide
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
8:37AM0.05m
8:30PM-0.06m
9:45AM0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SSE
5
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
NE
5
1.1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
S
5
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
SSE
60
SSE
60
SW
40
W
35
NNW
20
ENE
10
ESE
30
SW
25
WNW
30
NW
45
N
40
NNE
30
NE
15
ENE
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
15
N
25
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
W
20
NW
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
40
NE
40
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
 mm 
26
1
2
17
29
max°C
21
22
19
16
10
9
13
17
13
14
10
3
6
14
15
15
12
11
11
14
17
18
17
17
19
18
16
13
12
11
12
16
14
13
12
14
Moonrise
7:00
7:52
8:39
9:18
9:53
10:23
10:50
11:17
11:43
12:10
12:42
1:20
Moonset
3:34
4:23
5:18
6:17
7:19
8:22
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:37
1:45
2:57
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
12.7° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.2 max: 21.7 min: 18.1°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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