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 07:09 AM and sunset is at 04:57 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
3:25PM0.47m
4:11AM0.73m
4:27PM0.47m
5:08AM0.77m
5:26PM0.49m
6:04AM0.79m
6:23PM0.51m
6:58AM0.80m
7:17PM0.53m
7:50AM0.78m
8:11PM0.55m
Low Tide
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
9:28PM-0.10m
10:48AM-0.03m
10:25PM-0.13m
11:46AM-0.07m
11:23PM-0.16m
12:40PM-0.10m
00:20AM-0.19m
1:32PM-0.12m
1:16AM-0.19m
2:21PM-0.12m
2:11AM-0.17m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
SSW
6
1.2
NNE
4
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
1.2
SSW
5
1
E
12
1.2
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
NNE
4
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.3
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1
NNW
4
0.7
S
7
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
 km/h
25
NW
40
NNE
20
ENE
35
SSW
35
WSW
40
NNE
30
ENE
15
E
40
SW
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
10
NE
10
S
40
SW
45
SW
35
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
30
N
 mm 
1
2
1
1
max°C
16
12
13
17
18
16
10
15
19
12
12
10
11
14
20
19
17
9
2
4
4
2
7
7
9
11
11
11
12
15
17
16
17
15
17
17
Moonrise
10:23
10:50
11:17
11:43
12:10
12:42
1:20
2:06
3:03
4:10
5:23
6:38
Moonset
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:37
1:45
2:57
4:13
5:28
6:38
7:39
8:28
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
Sunset
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
13.4° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 19.8 max: 21.8 min: 17.7°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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