Kitty Hawk (ocean) tide chart
North Carolina · near Kitty Hawk (3 mi) · NOAA station 8651605 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 2:10 AM 0.4 ft
- High 8:29 AM 4.5 ft
- Low 2:51 PM 0.6 ft
- High 8:43 PM 3.6 ft
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Sunrise 7:07 AM · Sunset 6:34 PM · New moon (0%)
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Fishing forecast
Hour by hour at Kitty Hawk (ocean)Best times
6:00 PM–7:00 PM and 1:00 PM–2:00 PM
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Biting around here in October
- Red drum (redfish) In seasonFlooded grass on high tide; creek mouths on the falling tide
- Spotted seatrout In seasonMoving water around oyster bars, dawn and dusk
- Southern flounder In seasonCreek mouths on the outgoing tide
- Black drum In seasonBottom baits near structure
- King mackerel In seasonNearshore and piers when water is warm
General seasonal guide for Southeast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.
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Weather and conditions at Kitty Hawk (ocean)
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Marine forecast: S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM
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Marine radio: weather channels and VHF
NOAA Weather Radio
- 162.425 MHz WX4 WWH26, Mamie, NC (7 mi)
- 162.475 MHz WX3 KIG77, Cape Hatteras, NC (60 mi)
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VHF marine channels
- Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
- Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
- Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
- Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
- Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 2:10 AM 0.4 ftH 8:29 AM 4.5 ftL 2:51 PM 0.6 ftH 8:43 PM 3.6 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:34 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 2:44 AM 0.5 ftH 9:07 AM 4.4 ftL 3:30 PM 0.8 ftH 9:21 PM 3.5 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:32 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:18 AM 0.8 ftH 9:45 AM 4.2 ftL 4:10 PM 1.0 ftH 10:00 PM 3.3 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:31 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 3:56 AM 1.0 ftH 10:24 AM 4.1 ftL 4:53 PM 1.2 ftH 10:42 PM 3.1 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:30 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 4:37 AM 1.3 ftH 11:06 AM 3.9 ftL 5:39 PM 1.4 ftH 11:25 PM 3.0 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:28 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:23 AM 1.6 ftH 11:49 AM 3.7 ftL 6:27 PM 1.6 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:27 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 12:10 AM 2.9 ftL 6:13 AM 1.7 ftH 12:34 PM 3.6 ftL 7:19 PM 1.7 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:26 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Best fishing times at Kitty Hawk (ocean)
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 85 · Excellent | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM | 12:15 AM–2:15 AM, 12:37 PM–2:37 PM | 7:44 AM–8:44 AM, 6:23 PM–7:23 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 69 · Good | 1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 1:24 PM–3:24 PM | 8:47 AM–9:47 AM, 6:55 PM–7:55 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 49 · Fair | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:48 AM–3:48 AM, 2:12 PM–4:12 PM | 9:49 AM–10:49 AM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 35 · Fair | 2:37 AM–4:37 AM, 3:02 PM–5:02 PM | 10:49 AM–11:49 AM, 8:12 PM–9:12 PM | |
| Thu Oct 15 | 22 · Slow | 3:27 AM–5:27 AM, 3:53 PM–5:53 PM | 11:44 AM–12:44 PM, 9:00 PM–10:00 PM | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 25 · Slow | 4:18 AM–6:18 AM, 4:43 PM–6:43 PM | 12:34 PM–1:34 PM, 9:54 PM–10:54 PM | |
| Sat Oct 17 | 30 · Slow | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:08 AM–7:08 AM, 5:33 PM–7:33 PM | 1:18 PM–2:18 PM, 10:52 PM–11:52 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.6 ft at 2:51 PM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.6 ft at 12:45 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.8 ft at 3:30 PM on Monday, October 12
- 1.0 ft at 4:10 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 1.0 ft at 11:53 AM on Friday, October 23
- 1.2 ft at 4:53 PM on Wednesday, October 14
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 2:10 AM 0.4 ftH 8:29 AM 4.5 ftL 2:51 PM 0.6 ftH 8:43 PM 3.6 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:34 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 2:44 AM 0.5 ftH 9:07 AM 4.4 ftL 3:30 PM 0.8 ftH 9:21 PM 3.5 ft | 7:07 AM / 6:32 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 3:18 AM 0.8 ftH 9:45 AM 4.2 ftL 4:10 PM 1.0 ftH 10:00 PM 3.3 ft | 7:08 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 3:56 AM 1.0 ftH 10:24 AM 4.1 ftL 4:53 PM 1.2 ftH 10:42 PM 3.1 ft | 7:09 AM / 6:30 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 4:37 AM 1.3 ftH 11:06 AM 3.9 ftL 5:39 PM 1.4 ftH 11:25 PM 3.0 ft | 7:10 AM / 6:28 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 5:23 AM 1.6 ftH 11:49 AM 3.7 ftL 6:27 PM 1.6 ft | 7:11 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 12:10 AM 2.9 ftL 6:13 AM 1.7 ftH 12:34 PM 3.6 ftL 7:19 PM 1.7 ft | 7:12 AM / 6:26 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 1:00 AM 2.8 ftL 7:06 AM 1.9 ftH 1:27 PM 3.5 ftL 8:15 PM 1.7 ft | 7:13 AM / 6:24 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 2:03 AM 2.8 ftL 8:07 AM 1.9 ftH 2:29 PM 3.4 ftL 9:09 PM 1.6 ft | 7:14 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 3:15 AM 2.9 ftL 9:10 AM 1.8 ftH 3:30 PM 3.4 ftL 9:55 PM 1.4 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:22 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | H 4:10 AM 3.1 ftL 10:07 AM 1.6 ftH 4:21 PM 3.5 ftL 10:38 PM 1.1 ft | 7:15 AM / 6:20 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 4:56 AM 3.5 ftL 11:00 AM 1.3 ftH 5:08 PM 3.6 ftL 11:20 PM 0.8 ft | 7:16 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 5:39 AM 3.8 ftL 11:53 AM 1.0 ftH 5:54 PM 3.6 ft | 7:17 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 12:03 AM 0.5 ftH 6:23 AM 4.1 ftL 12:45 PM 0.6 ftH 6:40 PM 3.7 ft | 7:18 AM / 6:17 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 12:46 AM 0.3 ftH 7:07 AM 4.4 ftL 1:32 PM 0.3 ftH 7:25 PM 3.7 ft | 7:19 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 1:29 AM 0.1 ftH 7:50 AM 4.7 ftL 2:18 PM 0.2 ftH 8:10 PM 3.7 ft | 7:20 AM / 6:15 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 2:12 AM 0.0 ftH 8:35 AM 4.8 ftL 3:05 PM 0.1 ftH 8:57 PM 3.6 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:13 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 2:57 AM 0.0 ftH 9:24 AM 4.8 ftL 3:56 PM 0.2 ftH 9:48 PM 3.5 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 3:47 AM 0.1 ftH 10:16 AM 4.6 ftL 4:53 PM 0.4 ftH 10:43 PM 3.4 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:11 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 4:44 AM 0.4 ftH 11:13 AM 4.5 ftL 5:54 PM 0.6 ftH 11:41 PM 3.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 5:47 AM 0.6 ftH 12:11 PM 4.2 ftL 6:57 PM 0.7 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:09 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 12:44 AM 3.2 ftL 5:54 AM 0.8 ftH 12:14 PM 4.0 ftL 7:03 PM 0.8 ft | 6:26 AM / 5:08 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 12:58 AM 3.2 ftL 7:08 AM 1.0 ftH 1:27 PM 3.8 ftL 8:07 PM 0.7 ft | 6:27 AM / 5:07 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 2:19 AM 3.4 ftL 8:24 AM 1.0 ftH 2:39 PM 3.6 ftL 9:03 PM 0.6 ft | 6:28 AM / 5:06 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 3:23 AM 3.6 ftL 9:31 AM 0.9 ftH 3:38 PM 3.5 ftL 9:53 PM 0.5 ft | 6:29 AM / 5:05 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 4:16 AM 3.9 ftL 10:32 AM 0.8 ftH 4:30 PM 3.5 ftL 10:39 PM 0.5 ft | 6:30 AM / 5:04 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 5:04 AM 4.1 ftL 11:29 AM 0.7 ftH 5:18 PM 3.4 ftL 11:23 PM 0.4 ft | 6:31 AM / 5:03 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 5:48 AM 4.2 ftL 12:17 PM 0.6 ftH 6:02 PM 3.3 ft | 6:32 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 12:04 AM 0.4 ftH 6:28 AM 4.2 ftL 12:57 PM 0.5 ftH 6:42 PM 3.3 ft | 6:33 AM / 5:02 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 12:40 AM 0.4 ftH 7:04 AM 4.2 ftL 1:33 PM 0.5 ftH 7:19 PM 3.2 ft | 6:34 AM / 5:01 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 1:14 AM 0.5 ftH 7:39 AM 4.1 ftL 2:07 PM 0.6 ftH 7:56 PM 3.1 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:00 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Kitty Hawk (ocean)
Fishing piers and docks
- Kitty Hawk Pier 0.1 mi
- South Boat Slips 4.8 mi
- Fishing spot 5.1 mi
- Sea Ranch Beach, Kill Devil Hills, Outer Banks, NC 5.2 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Kitty Hawk (ocean)
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Common Dolphinfish, Clearnose Skate, Spurdog. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Common Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurusSalt water · 110 records
- Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 102 records
- Spurdog Squalus acanthiasSalt water · 80 records
- Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 78 records
- Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 77 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 75 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 72 records
- Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 70 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 64 records
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 59 records
- Broad-striped Anchovy Anchoa hepsetusSalt water · 57 records
- Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrixSalt water · 49 records
- Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnusSalt water · 46 records
- Porgy Stenotomus chrysopsSalt water · 38 records
- Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 37 records
- American Harvestfish Peprilus paruSalt water · 35 records
- Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosusSalt water · 34 records
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 30 records
- Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canisSalt water · 30 records
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 30 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 27 records
- Northern Puffer Sphoeroides maculatusSalt water · 27 records
- Banded Drum Larimus fasciatusSalt water · 26 records
- Bullnose Eagle Ray Myliobatis freminvilleiSalt water · 26 records
- Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 26 records
- Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 25 records
- Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 25 records
- Blue Runner Caranx crysosSalt water · 25 records
- Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinusSalt water · 24 records
- Spiny Butterfly Ray Gymnura altavelaSalt water · 24 records
- Atlantic Thread Herring Opisthonema oglinumSalt water · 22 records
- Black Sea Bass Centropristis striataSalt water · 21 records
- Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 21 records
- Atlantic Herring Clupea harengusSalt water · 20 records
- Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrusSalt water · 19 records
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 18 records
- American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 18 records
- Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearisSalt water · 18 records
- Striped Searobin Prionotus evolansSalt water · 18 records
- Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 17 records
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Kitty Hawk (ocean)
Kitty Hawk (ocean) gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 2.9 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Tuesday, October 27, when the day's range reaches 4.8 ft, and again around Sunday, October 11 (4.0 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Sunday, October 18, with only 1.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.0 ft at 2:12 AM on Tuesday, October 27. There are 1 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 4.8 ft at 8:35 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8651605
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 36.1017, -75.7100
Reference station: Duck Pier.