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 06:58 AM and sunset is at 04:52 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
8:57AM0.82m
9:19PM0.55m
9:51AM0.77m
10:17PM0.54m
10:46AM0.71m
11:18PM0.53m
11:43AM0.64m
00:21AM0.53m
12:40PM0.58m
1:24AM0.54m
1:38PM0.53m
2:24AM0.55m
2:35PM0.49m
3:18AM0.58m
3:28PM0.46m
4:06AM0.60m
4:17PM0.44m
4:50AM0.62m
5:03PM0.43m
5:31AM0.64m
5:45PM0.43m
6:10AM0.66m
6:24PM0.44m
Low Tide
3:32PM-0.06m
3:17AM-0.08m
4:25PM-0.03m
4:16AM-0.02m
5:20PM0.00m
5:18AM0.04m
6:14PM0.03m
6:25AM0.09m
7:08PM0.05m
7:34AM0.12m
7:59PM0.06m
8:41AM0.14m
8:47PM0.07m
9:42AM0.13m
9:31PM0.07m
10:37AM0.12m
10:13PM0.06m
11:24AM0.09m
10:53PM0.05m
12:07PM0.08m
11:32PM0.04m
12:47PM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.2
ENE
4
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
1
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
N
4
1.4
NNW
4
1.5
N
5
1.6
E
13
1.3
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
13
1
E
12
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
45
NE
55
NNE
40
N
20
N
10
W
20
SW
35
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
20
NNW
10
E
40
SW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
35
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
30
SW
35
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
 mm 
1
6
5
2
5
max°C
10
11
12
11
7
7
8
8
9
15
16
16
12
14
18
12
12
8
6
7
1
2
4
4
9
13
5
2
4
2
5
9
9
12
13
Moonrise
7:51
9:03
10:10
11:14
12:14
1:12
2:09
3:07
4:06
5:05
6:04
Moonset
9:55
10:38
11:13
11:42
12:08
12:32
12:55
1:20
1:47
2:17
2:53
3:34
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:53
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
17.2° C
(Statistics for 07 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.9 max: 22.9 min: 18.6°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025
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