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 07:07 AM and sunset is at 04:54 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
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
3:11AM0.68m
3:25PM0.47m
4:11AM0.73m
Low Tide
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
8:30PM-0.06m
9:45AM0.01m
9:28PM-0.10m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
E
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
1
S
4
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
1
NE
4
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
1
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
SW
35
W
30
NW
15
E
10
S
25
SW
25
NW
25
NW
40
NNE
35
NE
15
NE
20
S
35
SSW
40
SW
30
W
25
NNE
35
NNE
15
E
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
 mm 
1
5
1
max°C
20
16
11
11
14
17
12
14
10
7
8
16
18
18
16
12
9
14
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
21
20
11
11
10
12
14
15
18
18
18
Moonrise
7:00
7:52
8:39
9:18
9:53
10:23
10:50
11:17
11:43
12:10
12:42
1:20
Moonset
4:23
5:18
6:17
7:19
8:22
9:25
10:28
11:31
12:37
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
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is
11.1° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.1 max: 21.7 min: 18.0°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025
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