Carolina Beach Tide Chart (NC)

Carolina Beach (NC) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	5:42 AM	High	4.2 ft (1.28 m)
	11:37 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	6:19 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.70 m)
Wed Sep 9	12:35 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.07 m)
	6:39 AM	High	4.6 ft (1.40 m)
	12:36 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.04 m)
	7:10 PM	High	5.6 ft (1.70 m)
Thu Sep 10	1:20 AM	Low	0.1 ft (0.02 m)
	7:30 AM	High	4.9 ft (1.51 m)
	1:29 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.06 m)
	7:57 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
Fri Sep 11	2:03 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	8:17 AM	High	5.2 ft (1.59 m)
	2:20 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.05 m)
	8:41 PM	High	5.3 ft (1.62 m)
Sat Sep 12	2:43 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	9:03 AM	High	5.3 ft (1.63 m)
	3:08 PM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	9:23 PM	High	5.0 ft (1.53 m)
Sun Sep 13	3:21 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.01 m)
	9:46 AM	High	5.4 ft (1.64 m)
	3:55 PM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	10:04 PM	High	4.7 ft (1.42 m)
Mon Sep 14	3:59 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.06 m)
	10:29 AM	High	5.3 ft (1.61 m)
	4:42 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.13 m)
	10:45 PM	High	4.3 ft (1.30 m)
Tue Sep 15	4:37 AM	Low	0.4 ft (0.13 m)
	11:13 AM	High	5.1 ft (1.55 m)
	5:30 PM	Low	0.7 ft (0.22 m)
	11:27 PM	High	3.9 ft (1.19 m)
Wed Sep 16	5:16 AM	Low	0.6 ft (0.20 m)
	11:59 AM	High	4.9 ft (1.49 m)
	6:22 PM	Low	1.0 ft (0.30 m)

Carolina Beach is semidiurnal — paired highs (4.2 and 5.6 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 4.8 ft of water. A 5.7 ft swing — Carolina Beach's biggest this table — runs from the 12:36 PM low on Wed Sep 9 into the next high. Carolina Beach tops out at 5.6 ft (Wed Sep 9 7:10 PM) and bottoms at -0.2 ft (Thu Sep 10 1:29 PM).

Moving-water windows — Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 4.8 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 8:39 AM — 4.2 ft ebb · 2:58 PM — 5.6 ft flood · 9:27 PM — 5.3 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 3:37 AM — 4.4 ft flood · 9:37 AM — 4.7 ft ebb · 3:53 PM — 5.7 ft flood · 10:15 PM — 5.5 ft ebb

Tide charts near Carolina Beach

• Wrightsville Beach tide chart~22 km
• Oak Island tide chart~23 km
• Holden Beach tide chart~60 km

Carolina Beach numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8658559 (Wilmington Beach), 0.4 km off Carolina Beach center; this open-water pick beat 9 closer-in candidates. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Carolina Beach above the 5.6 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Carolina Beach times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.