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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 05:14 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Icy conditions (max 17°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
7:35AM0.71m
7:53PM0.49m
8:19AM0.68m
8:38PM0.50m
9:01AM0.65m
9:23PM0.50m
9:42AM0.60m
10:06PM0.50m
10:21AM0.55m
10:50PM0.49m
11:01AM0.49m
11:36PM0.49m
11:43AM0.44m
00:25AM0.49m
12:29PM0.40m
1:19AM0.50m
1:22PM0.37m
2:15AM0.52m
2:21PM0.35m
3:12AM0.54m
3:21PM0.35m
4:05AM0.56m
4:16PM0.36m
4:55AM0.60m
Low Tide
2:06PM-0.08m
1:50AM-0.11m
2:48PM-0.07m
2:36AM-0.08m
3:27PM-0.05m
3:22AM-0.04m
4:05PM-0.03m
4:08AM0.00m
4:42PM-0.01m
4:56AM0.05m
5:18PM0.02m
5:48AM0.09m
5:56PM0.04m
6:45AM0.12m
6:38PM0.06m
7:49AM0.14m
7:26PM0.06m
8:54AM0.14m
8:19PM0.06m
9:54AM0.12m
9:14PM0.04m
10:48AM0.09m
10:09PM0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
NNW
4
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
SW
3
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
NE
4
1.5
NE
5
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
3
SE
10
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
S
7
1.1
WNW
4
0.9
ESE
10
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
35
NNW
30
NW
45
W
35
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
45
NW
25
NNW
5
NNE
20
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
25
NW
20
W
30
WSW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
50
NNE
60
NE
50
ENE
55
NNE
45
N
35
NNW
30
NW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
 mm 
4
9
1.0
1.0
10
13
4
1.0
max°C
4
6
7
-1
3
3
6
10
10
5
6
14
17
16
15
12
13
5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
7
11
13
6
5
4
4
6
4
2
3
4
Moonrise
6:04
7:09
8:11
9:11
10:08
11:04
12:01
12:59
1:58
3:00
4:01
Moonset
8:00
8:36
9:06
9:32
9:56
10:19
10:41
11:05
11:32
12:04
12:42
1:27
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:07
Sunset
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
Today's sea temperature in Ocracoke Inlet is 10.3 °C (Statistics for 14 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 18.6 max: 20.6 min: 14.6°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Tuesday 14 Jan 2025
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