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Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 tide chart

North Carolina · near Carolina Beach (3 mi) · NOAA station 8658579 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:17 AM · 1.1 ft9:27 AM · 4.5 ft4:06 PM · 1.3 ft9:44 PM · 3.8 ft4.5 ft
  • Low 3:17 AM 1.1 ft
  • High 9:27 AM 4.5 ft
  • Low 4:06 PM 1.3 ft
  • High 9:44 PM 3.8 ft

Sunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3
82Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–2:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

New moon (0% lit)

    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.

    Weather and conditions at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB31, Winnabow, NC (16 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 3:17 AM 1.1 ftH 9:27 AM 4.5 ftL 4:06 PM 1.3 ftH 9:44 PM 3.8 ft7:14 AM / 6:44 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 4:05 AM 1.2 ftH 10:16 AM 4.5 ftL 4:58 PM 1.3 ftH 10:35 PM 3.7 ft7:15 AM / 6:43 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 4:53 AM 1.2 ftH 11:05 AM 4.5 ftL 5:49 PM 1.3 ftH 11:27 PM 3.6 ft7:16 AM / 6:41 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 5:43 AM 1.3 ftH 11:55 AM 4.5 ftL 6:40 PM 1.3 ft7:16 AM / 6:40 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:21 AM 3.6 ftL 6:35 AM 1.3 ftH 12:47 PM 4.5 ftL 7:32 PM 1.2 ft7:17 AM / 6:39 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 1:14 AM 3.6 ftL 7:28 AM 1.3 ftH 1:38 PM 4.5 ftL 8:22 PM 1.2 ft7:18 AM / 6:38 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 2:06 AM 3.7 ftL 8:21 AM 1.3 ftH 2:27 PM 4.5 ftL 9:10 PM 1.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:36 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Tidal currents near Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

    From NOAA's current predictions for Upper Midnight Channel at 7 ft depth, 0.5 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NNE (13°) and the ebb toward the S (183°). The strongest current this week is 2.5 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 2:40 AM 2.2 knSlack 5:23 AMFlood 8:46 AM 1.2 knSlack 11:31 AMEbb 3:17 PM 2.4 knSlack 6:01 PMFlood 8:36 PM 1.0 knSlack 11:27 PM
    Mon Oct 12Ebb 3:17 AM 2.1 knSlack 6:05 AMFlood 8:15 AM 1.2 knSlack 12:15 PMEbb 4:01 PM 2.3 knSlack 6:47 PMFlood 8:40 PM 0.9 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 12:07 AMEbb 3:49 AM 1.9 knSlack 6:47 AMFlood 8:42 AM 1.1 knSlack 12:55 PMEbb 4:39 PM 2.2 knSlack 7:32 PMFlood 9:15 PM 0.8 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 12:47 AMEbb 4:17 AM 1.8 knSlack 7:29 AMFlood 9:19 AM 1.1 knSlack 1:33 PMEbb 5:11 PM 2.0 knSlack 8:17 PMFlood 9:55 PM 0.8 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 1:29 AMEbb 4:47 AM 1.8 knSlack 8:13 AMFlood 10:00 AM 1.0 knSlack 2:11 PMEbb 5:38 PM 1.9 knSlack 9:03 PMFlood 10:38 PM 0.7 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 2:13 AMEbb 5:21 AM 1.6 knSlack 8:59 AMFlood 10:44 AM 0.9 knSlack 2:50 PMEbb 6:09 PM 1.8 knSlack 9:50 PMFlood 11:22 PM 0.7 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 2:59 AMEbb 6:00 AM 1.6 knSlack 9:48 AMFlood 11:31 AM 0.8 knSlack 3:32 PMEbb 6:46 PM 1.7 knSlack 10:39 PM

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1182 · Excellent1:00 PM–2:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:24 AM–2:24 AM, 12:47 PM–2:47 PM7:50 AM–8:50 AM, 6:37 PM–7:37 PM
    Mon Oct 1272 · Good2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:10 AM–3:10 AM, 1:33 PM–3:33 PM8:51 AM–9:51 AM, 7:09 PM–8:09 PM
    Tue Oct 1358 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM1:57 AM–3:57 AM, 2:21 PM–4:21 PM9:52 AM–10:52 AM, 7:46 PM–8:46 PM
    Wed Oct 1451 · Fair3:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:46 AM–4:46 AM, 3:11 PM–5:11 PM10:51 AM–11:51 AM, 8:29 PM–9:29 PM
    Thu Oct 1547 · Fair4:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM3:36 AM–5:36 AM, 4:02 PM–6:02 PM11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 9:17 PM–10:17 PM
    Fri Oct 1656 · Good5:00 PM–7:00 PM4:27 AM–6:27 AM, 4:53 PM–6:53 PM12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 10:11 PM–11:11 PM
    Sat Oct 1761 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:18 AM–7:18 AM, 5:42 PM–7:42 PM1:20 PM–2:20 PM, 11:08 PM–12:08 AM

    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.

    1. 1.1 ft at 2:16 PM on Saturday, October 24
    2. 1.1 ft at 1:23 PM on Friday, October 23
    3. 1.1 ft at 12:32 PM on Thursday, October 22
    4. 1.1 ft at 11:42 AM on Wednesday, October 21
    5. 1.2 ft at 10:52 AM on Tuesday, October 20
    6. 1.2 ft at 10:02 AM on Monday, October 19

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 3:17 AM 1.1 ftH 9:27 AM 4.5 ftL 4:06 PM 1.3 ftH 9:44 PM 3.8 ft7:14 AM / 6:44 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 4:05 AM 1.2 ftH 10:16 AM 4.5 ftL 4:58 PM 1.3 ftH 10:35 PM 3.7 ft7:15 AM / 6:43 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 4:53 AM 1.2 ftH 11:05 AM 4.5 ftL 5:49 PM 1.3 ftH 11:27 PM 3.6 ft7:16 AM / 6:41 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 5:43 AM 1.3 ftH 11:55 AM 4.5 ftL 6:40 PM 1.3 ft7:16 AM / 6:40 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:21 AM 3.6 ftL 6:35 AM 1.3 ftH 12:47 PM 4.5 ftL 7:32 PM 1.2 ft7:17 AM / 6:39 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 1:14 AM 3.6 ftL 7:28 AM 1.3 ftH 1:38 PM 4.5 ftL 8:22 PM 1.2 ft7:18 AM / 6:38 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 2:06 AM 3.7 ftL 8:21 AM 1.3 ftH 2:27 PM 4.5 ftL 9:10 PM 1.1 ft7:19 AM / 6:36 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 2:56 AM 3.9 ftL 9:12 AM 1.2 ftH 3:15 PM 4.5 ftL 9:56 PM 1.0 ft7:20 AM / 6:35 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 3:45 AM 4.0 ftL 10:02 AM 1.2 ftH 4:02 PM 4.5 ftL 10:41 PM 0.9 ft7:20 AM / 6:34 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 4:34 AM 4.1 ftL 10:52 AM 1.2 ftH 4:49 PM 4.5 ftL 11:24 PM 0.8 ft7:21 AM / 6:33 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:22 AM 4.3 ftL 11:42 AM 1.1 ftH 5:36 PM 4.4 ft7:22 AM / 6:32 PM
    Thu Oct 22L 12:07 AM 0.8 ftH 6:10 AM 4.4 ftL 12:32 PM 1.1 ftH 6:22 PM 4.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:31 PM
    Fri Oct 23L 12:48 AM 0.8 ftH 6:56 AM 4.6 ftL 1:23 PM 1.1 ftH 7:09 PM 4.2 ft7:24 AM / 6:29 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 1:30 AM 0.8 ftH 7:43 AM 4.7 ftL 2:16 PM 1.1 ftH 7:58 PM 4.0 ft7:25 AM / 6:28 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 2:15 AM 0.8 ftH 8:32 AM 4.8 ftL 3:11 PM 1.0 ftH 8:50 PM 3.9 ft7:26 AM / 6:27 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 3:03 AM 0.9 ftH 9:23 AM 4.9 ftL 4:06 PM 1.0 ftH 9:44 PM 3.8 ft7:26 AM / 6:26 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 3:55 AM 0.9 ftH 10:15 AM 4.9 ftL 5:01 PM 1.0 ftH 10:39 PM 3.7 ft7:27 AM / 6:25 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 4:49 AM 0.9 ftH 11:10 AM 4.9 ftL 5:56 PM 0.9 ftH 11:36 PM 3.7 ft7:28 AM / 6:24 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 5:46 AM 1.0 ftH 12:05 PM 4.9 ftL 6:52 PM 0.9 ft7:29 AM / 6:23 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:35 AM 3.7 ftL 6:45 AM 1.0 ftH 1:01 PM 4.8 ftL 7:47 PM 0.8 ft7:30 AM / 6:22 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 1:33 AM 3.8 ftL 7:45 AM 1.0 ftH 1:56 PM 4.8 ftL 8:39 PM 0.8 ft7:31 AM / 6:21 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 1:29 AM 3.9 ftL 7:44 AM 1.0 ftH 1:49 PM 4.7 ftL 8:29 PM 0.7 ft6:32 AM / 5:20 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:23 AM 4.0 ftL 8:40 AM 1.0 ftH 2:39 PM 4.5 ftL 9:17 PM 0.6 ft6:33 AM / 5:19 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:16 AM 4.2 ftL 9:36 AM 1.0 ftH 3:28 PM 4.4 ftL 10:03 PM 0.6 ft6:34 AM / 5:18 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:07 AM 4.3 ftL 10:30 AM 1.1 ftH 4:17 PM 4.2 ftL 10:48 PM 0.6 ft6:35 AM / 5:17 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 4:56 AM 4.4 ftL 11:22 AM 1.1 ftH 5:05 PM 4.0 ftL 11:31 PM 0.7 ft6:36 AM / 5:17 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 5:43 AM 4.5 ftL 12:12 PM 1.1 ftH 5:51 PM 3.8 ft6:36 AM / 5:16 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 12:13 AM 0.7 ftH 6:28 AM 4.5 ftL 1:02 PM 1.1 ftH 6:38 PM 3.7 ft6:37 AM / 5:15 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:57 AM 0.8 ftH 7:12 AM 4.5 ftL 1:52 PM 1.1 ftH 7:25 PM 3.6 ft6:38 AM / 5:14 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 1:42 AM 0.9 ftH 7:58 AM 4.5 ftL 2:42 PM 1.1 ftH 8:15 PM 3.5 ft6:39 AM / 5:13 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 2:29 AM 1.0 ftH 8:45 AM 4.5 ftL 3:31 PM 1.1 ftH 9:06 PM 3.4 ft6:40 AM / 5:13 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

    Beaches

    Boat ramps

    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often American Shad, Blueback Herring, Skilletfish. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • American Shad Alosa sapidissimaSalt water · 116 records
    • Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalisSalt water · 114 records
    • Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 95 records
    • Southern Codling Urophycis floridanaSalt water · 92 records
    • Crested Cusk-eel Ophidion josephiSalt water · 86 records
    • Spotted Hake Urophycis regiaSalt water · 62 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 54 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 48 records
    • Hickory Shad Alosa mediocrisSalt water · 43 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 41 records
    • Northern Pipefish Syngnathus fuscusSalt water · 40 records
    • Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannusSalt water · 36 records
    • American Eel Anguilla rostrataSalt water · 35 records
    • Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 34 records
    • Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesiiSalt water · 33 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 31 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 30 records
    • Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidiaSalt water · 30 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 28 records
    • Weakfish Cynoscion regalisSalt water · 25 records
    • Lookdown Selene vomerSalt water · 24 records
    • White Catfish Ameiurus catusBrackish water · 23 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 23 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 21 records
    • Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusSalt water · 20 records
    • Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchusSalt water · 20 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 19 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 19 records
    • Freshwater Goby Ctenogobius shufeldtiBrackish water · 18 records
    • Butterfish Peprilus triacanthusSalt water · 17 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 17 records
    • Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatusSalt water · 17 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 17 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 16 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 16 records
    • Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitusSalt water · 16 records
    • Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 15 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 14 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 14 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 14 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 Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3

    Sunny Point Army Base, Wharf no.3 gets two high tides and two low tides almost every day, and the two highs are close in height. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 3.2 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Saturday, October 31, when the day's range reaches 4.0 ft, and again around Monday, October 26 (4.0 ft). Those spring tides follow the new and full moon by a day or two. The calmest day is Wednesday, October 14, with only 3.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.6 ft at 10:03 PM on Tuesday, November 3.

    The highest predicted tide is 4.9 ft at 10:15 AM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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