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 06:28 AM and sunset is at 06:01 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:56AM0.63m
8:17PM0.63m
8:35AM0.59m
8:57PM0.63m
9:14AM0.54m
9:37PM0.62m
9:52AM0.49m
10:17PM0.60m
10:30AM0.44m
11:00PM0.58m
11:13AM0.40m
11:49PM0.55m
12:02PM0.37m
00:45AM0.53m
1:02PM0.35m
1:49AM0.52m
2:10PM0.35m
2:53AM0.52m
3:15PM0.37m
3:50AM0.55m
4:10PM0.42m
4:39AM0.57m
4:57PM0.47m
5:22AM0.60m
5:40PM0.53m
6:03AM0.62m
6:22PM0.59m
6:43AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:08PM-0.11m
2:32AM-0.09m
2:43PM-0.09m
3:15AM-0.06m
3:17PM-0.05m
3:59AM-0.01m
3:52PM-0.01m
4:44AM0.04m
4:27PM0.03m
5:33AM0.09m
5:08PM0.07m
6:28AM0.14m
5:56PM0.10m
7:32AM0.16m
6:55PM0.12m
8:38AM0.17m
8:02PM0.12m
9:37AM0.15m
9:08PM0.10m
10:26AM0.11m
10:07PM0.06m
11:07AM0.06m
10:58PM0.01m
11:44AM0.01m
11:46PM-0.04m
12:19PM-0.04m
00:32AM-0.08m
12:55PM-0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SSE
5
1.9
NE
6
2
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.7
E
8
1.3
E
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
W
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
60
S
60
SSW
45
NW
35
NE
30
ENE
15
E
20
NE
15
ENE
10
S
10
S
35
SSW
30
SW
50
NNE
45
NE
30
ESE
15
S
30
SSW
40
N
40
NNE
25
NE
15
ESE
30
S
 mm 
1
9
9
2
max°C
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
13
6
7
12
13
16
21
22
21
20
3
7
16
18
19
18
6
6
12
14
Moonrise
7:30
8:30
9:31
10:31
12:32
1:31
2:28
3:20
4:07
4:48
5:23
5:55
6:23
6:51
7:18
Moonset
6:58
7:23
7:48
8:15
9:46
10:21
11:02
11:49
12:43
1:42
2:44
3:48
4:53
5:58
7:05
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:24
7:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:04
7:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:12
6:13
6:14
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
11.3° C
(Statistics for 04 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 18.1 max: 20.4 min: 15.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026
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