Ocracoke Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Ocracoke 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 28mm), 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 ESE by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°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 45mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
6:23PM0.22m
6:54AM0.34m
7:01PM0.22m
7:32AM0.34m
7:39PM0.23m
8:09AM0.35m
8:19PM0.23m
8:48AM0.35m
9:01PM0.24m
9:27AM0.34m
9:45PM0.25m
10:09AM0.34m
10:33PM0.26m
10:53AM0.32m
11:24PM0.27m
11:40AM0.30m
00:19AM0.30m
12:31PM0.29m
1:16AM0.32m
1:27PM0.27m
2:17AM0.34m
2:26PM0.26m
3:18AM0.37m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.05m
00:23AM0.04m
2:15PM0.05m
00:48AM0.04m
2:51PM0.05m
1:19AM0.03m
3:21PM0.05m
1:55AM0.03m
3:43PM0.05m
2:35AM0.03m
4:02PM0.05m
3:20AM0.03m
4:29PM0.04m
4:10AM0.04m
5:04PM0.03m
5:06AM0.05m
5:45PM0.02m
6:10AM0.05m
6:32PM0.02m
7:25AM0.06m
7:24PM0.01m
8:55AM0.05m
8:22PM-0.00m
10:20AM0.05m
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
30
SSE
60
SSE
60
SW
40
W
35
NW
20
ENE
10
ESE
30
SW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
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
NNW
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
45
NE
40
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
 mm 
27
1
2
15
30
max°C
21
22
19
16
10
9
13
17
13
14
10
3
6
14
15
15
12
10
11
14
16
18
17
17
19
18
16
13
11
11
11
15
14
13
12
14
Moonrise
7:00
7:53
8:39
9:18
9:53
10:23
10:50
11:16
11:42
12:10
12:42
1:19
Moonset
3:34
4:22
5:17
6:17
7:19
8:22
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:36
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
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke is
9.7° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 21.6 min: 17.9°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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