Carolina Beach Tide Chart (NC)

Carolina Beach (NC) tide times, Sep 14 – Sep 22

Day	Time	Tide	Height
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)
Thu Sep 17	12:13 AM	High	3.6 ft (1.10 m)
	5:59 AM	Low	0.9 ft (0.26 m)
	12:51 PM	High	4.6 ft (1.42 m)
	7:19 PM	Low	1.2 ft (0.37 m)
Fri Sep 18	1:04 AM	High	3.4 ft (1.02 m)
	6:50 AM	Low	1.0 ft (0.32 m)
	1:49 PM	High	4.5 ft (1.36 m)
	8:24 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.42 m)
Sat Sep 19	2:04 AM	High	3.2 ft (0.99 m)
	7:49 AM	Low	1.1 ft (0.35 m)
	2:53 PM	High	4.4 ft (1.34 m)
	9:28 PM	Low	1.4 ft (0.42 m)
Sun Sep 20	3:11 AM	High	3.2 ft (0.99 m)
	8:55 AM	Low	1.2 ft (0.35 m)
	3:55 PM	High	4.4 ft (1.35 m)
	10:25 PM	Low	1.3 ft (0.40 m)
Mon Sep 21	4:13 AM	High	3.4 ft (1.04 m)
	9:58 AM	Low	1.0 ft (0.32 m)
	4:49 PM	High	4.5 ft (1.39 m)
	11:11 PM	Low	1.1 ft (0.35 m)
Tue Sep 22	5:05 AM	High	3.7 ft (1.12 m)
	10:54 AM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)
	5:35 PM	High	4.7 ft (1.43 m)
	11:51 PM	Low	0.9 ft (0.29 m)

Carolina Beach runs mixed-semidiurnal water: two highs and two lows daily, unequal by ~1.1 ft between successive highs this week. An average swing here this week moves 3.2 ft of water. A 5.1 ft swing — Carolina Beach's biggest this table — runs from the 3:59 AM low on Mon Sep 14 into the next high. Carolina Beach tops out at 5.3 ft (Mon Sep 14 10:29 AM) and bottoms at 0.2 ft (Mon Sep 14 3:59 AM).

Moving-water windows — Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 3.2 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Mon Sep 14: 7:14 AM — 5.1 ft flood · 1:35 PM — 4.9 ft ebb · 7:43 PM — 3.9 ft flood
• Tue Sep 15: 1:41 AM — 3.9 ft ebb · 7:55 AM — 4.7 ft flood · 2:21 PM — 4.4 ft ebb · 8:28 PM — 3.2 ft flood

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 5.3 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Carolina Beach times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-14.