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 07:09 AM and sunset is at 04:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
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
3:27PM0.25m
4:20AM0.39m
4:29PM0.25m
5:19AM0.40m
5:31PM0.26m
6:18AM0.41m
6:30PM0.27m
7:13AM0.41m
7:27PM0.27m
8:06AM0.41m
8:23PM0.28m
8:56AM0.39m
Low Tide
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
9:24PM-0.01m
11:29AM0.03m
10:29PM-0.02m
12:29PM0.02m
11:36PM-0.02m
1:24PM0.00m
00:40AM-0.03m
2:16PM-0.01m
1:41AM-0.03m
3:06PM-0.01m
2:40AM-0.02m
3:54PM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
E
9
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
NW
3
1.2
NE
5
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.7
SE
3
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
clear
cloudy
 km/h
35
SW
40
WSW
45
NNE
25
NE
10
ESE
40
SW
30
NW
35
N
30
NNE
15
NE
5
SE
30
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
NNW
40
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
25
S
35
SSW
20
WNW
10
WNW
 mm 
1
1
1
6
max°C
19
19
16
10
15
19
15
12
10
10
13
19
20
19
11
4
5
5
4
7
8
10
13
13
11
12
6
2
2
6
12
16
17
14
16
Moonrise
10:50
11:16
11:42
12:10
12:42
1:19
2:05
3:02
4:09
5:23
6:38
7:50
Moonset
10:28
11:31
12:36
1:45
2:57
4:13
5:28
6:38
7:39
8:28
9:07
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
Sunset
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:06
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke is
10.3° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 19.6 max: 21.7 min: 17.5°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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