Oak Island Tide Chart (NC)

Oak Island (NC) tide times, Sep 8 – Sep 16

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Tue Sep 8	5:34 AM	High	5.0 ft (1.52 m)
	11:40 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.01 m)
	5:59 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.82 m)
Wed Sep 9	12:27 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	6:29 AM	High	5.4 ft (1.63 m)
	12:34 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.04 m)
	6:51 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.84 m)
Thu Sep 10	1:14 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.00 m)
	7:18 AM	High	5.7 ft (1.73 m)
	1:26 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.07 m)
	7:38 PM	High	6.0 ft (1.82 m)
Fri Sep 11	1:58 AM	Low	-0.0 ft (-0.01 m)
	8:03 AM	High	5.8 ft (1.78 m)
	2:15 PM	Low	-0.2 ft (-0.06 m)
	8:23 PM	High	5.8 ft (1.77 m)
Sat Sep 12	2:40 AM	Low	0.0 ft (0.01 m)
	8:47 AM	High	5.9 ft (1.80 m)
	3:01 PM	Low	-0.1 ft (-0.03 m)
	9:05 PM	High	5.5 ft (1.68 m)
Sun Sep 13	3:20 AM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	9:30 AM	High	5.8 ft (1.77 m)
	3:45 PM	Low	0.2 ft (0.05 m)
	9:47 PM	High	5.2 ft (1.58 m)
Mon Sep 14	3:59 AM	Low	0.3 ft (0.10 m)
	10:15 AM	High	5.7 ft (1.72 m)
	4:27 PM	Low	0.5 ft (0.15 m)
	10:29 PM	High	4.8 ft (1.46 m)
Tue Sep 15	4:36 AM	Low	0.6 ft (0.17 m)
	11:03 AM	High	5.4 ft (1.65 m)
	5:10 PM	Low	0.9 ft (0.27 m)
	11:12 PM	High	4.4 ft (1.35 m)
Wed Sep 16	5:14 AM	Low	0.8 ft (0.24 m)
	11:54 AM	High	5.2 ft (1.58 m)
	5:56 PM	Low	1.3 ft (0.39 m)
	11:57 PM	High	4.1 ft (1.26 m)

Oak Island is semidiurnal — paired highs (5.0 and 6.0 ft today) and paired lows of similar size. An average swing here this week moves 5.2 ft of water. A 6.2 ft swing — Oak Island's biggest this table — runs from the 1:26 PM low on Thu Sep 10 into the next high. Oak Island tops out at 6.0 ft (Wed Sep 9 6:51 PM) and bottoms at -0.2 ft (Thu Sep 10 1:26 PM).

Moving-water windows — Oak Island

Oak Island mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 5.2 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Tue Sep 8: 8:37 AM — 5.0 ft ebb · 2:49 PM — 6.0 ft flood · 9:13 PM — 5.8 ft ebb
• Wed Sep 9: 3:28 AM — 5.2 ft flood · 9:31 AM — 5.5 ft ebb · 3:42 PM — 6.2 ft flood · 10:02 PM — 6.0 ft ebb

Tide charts near Oak Island

• Carolina Beach tide chart~23 km
• Holden Beach tide chart~39 km
• Wrightsville Beach tide chart~44 km

Oak Island numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8659182 (Oak Island, Yaupon Beach), 3.0 km off Oak Island center; this open-water pick beat 9 closer-in candidates. Onshore wind or a storm can push real water at Oak Island above the 6.0 ft predicted peak; offshore wind can hold it under. All Oak Island times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-08.