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 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 16°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
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
Low Tide
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
8:37AM0.05m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
ESE
9
1.4
SSE
5
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
N
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.2
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
S
7
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
SSE
35
SSE
70
S
55
SW
40
WNW
30
NNW
15
ENE
10
ESE
30
SW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
15
ENE
15
NW
25
WSW
35
W
25
NW
20
NNE
10
ESE
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
SSE
 mm 
25
2
max°C
19
20
21
19
16
11
9
12
16
14
14
10
2
4
10
9
13
12
11
11
15
17
18
18
18
19
18
7
5
5
5
6
10
14
16
Moonrise
6:04
7:00
7:52
8:39
9:18
9:53
10:23
10:50
11:17
11:43
12:10
12:42
Moonset
3:34
4:23
5:18
6:17
7:19
8:22
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:37
1:45
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
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): 12 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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