- High 12:44 AM 3.2 ft
- Low 5:54 AM 0.8 ft
- High 12:14 PM 4.0 ft
- Low 7:03 PM 0.8 ft
First light 5:58 AMSunrise 6:25 AMSunset 5:06 PMLast light 5:33 PM
Kitty Hawk, NC Tide Chart Today & Tomorrow
North Carolina · NOAA station Kitty Hawk (Ocean) (2.2 mi) · updated Nov 2, 2026
Mon, Nov 2: High tide 12:58 AM (3.2 ft) and 1:27 PM (3.8 ft); low tide 7:08 AM (1.0 ft) and 8:07 PM (0.7 ft).
Tide todayHigh 12:58 AM · High 1:27 PMLow 7:08 AM · Low 8:07 PM
Today's range3.0 ft0.7 → 3.8 ft (MLLW)
Waves (buoy)Loading…NDBC 44056
Water temp (buoy)Loading…
WindLoading…
Sun6:26 AM – 5:05 PMFirst light 5:59 AM · Last light 5:32 PM
Buoy: NOAA NDBC 44056 (Duck FRF, NC), 9 mi away. Buoy readings are recent observations, not a surf forecast. Wind: observed at NOAA CO-OPS station 8651370 (Duck), 8 mi away; forecast from the NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov).
Kitty Hawk tides — next 3 days
Shaded = night · heights in feet above MLLW · local time
- High 12:58 AM 3.2 ft
- Low 7:08 AM 1.0 ft
- High 1:27 PM 3.8 ft
- Low 8:07 PM 0.7 ft
First light 5:59 AMSunrise 6:26 AMSunset 5:05 PMLast light 5:32 PM
- High 2:19 AM 3.4 ft
- Low 8:24 AM 1.0 ft
- High 2:39 PM 3.6 ft
- Low 9:03 PM 0.6 ft
First light 6:00 AMSunrise 6:27 AMSunset 5:04 PMLast light 5:31 PM
- High 3:23 AM 3.6 ft
- Low 9:31 AM 0.9 ft
- High 3:38 PM 3.5 ft
- Low 9:53 PM 0.5 ft
First light 6:01 AMSunrise 6:28 AMSunset 5:03 PMLast light 5:30 PM
- High 4:16 AM 3.9 ft
- Low 10:32 AM 0.8 ft
- High 4:30 PM 3.5 ft
- Low 10:39 PM 0.4 ft
First light 6:02 AMSunrise 6:29 AMSunset 5:02 PMLast light 5:29 PM
Today's tide windows
- ▼ Falling 12:58 AM → 7:08 AM 3.2 → 1.0 ft
- ▲ Rising 7:08 AM → 1:27 PM 1.0 → 3.8 ft
- ▼ Falling 1:27 PM → 8:07 PM 3.8 → 0.7 ft
- ▲ Rising 8:07 PM → 2:19 AM (next day) 0.7 → 3.4 ft
From NOAA high/low predictions for station 8651605.
This week's tide highlights
Mon, Nov 2 – Sun, Nov 8
Biggest high4.2 ftSun, Nov 8 6:28 AM
Lowest low0.4 ftSun, Nov 8 12:04 AM
Best daylight low0.5 ftSun, Nov 8 12:57 PMtide pools & beachcombing
Plan around it: Best tide for surf fishing · Best tide for surfing
NOAA predictions for station 8651605; daylight = first to last light (civil twilight). Predictions are astronomical and don't include wind, waves, or storm surge. Not for navigation.
Best fishing times today in Kitty Hawk
Today is a good fishing day (solunar + tide)
7/10
Waning crescent · 41% lit · New moon Mon, Nov 9
Major fishing times
- Moon overhead5:39 am – 7:39 amSunrise↻ Tide change: low 7:08 am
- Moon underfoot6:04 pm – 8:04 pmSunsetNear slack (low 8:07 pm)
Minor fishing times
- Moonset1:06 pm – 2:06 pm↻ Tide change: high 1:27 pm
Fishing times for the next 7 days
| TodayNov 2 | 7/10Good | Major 5:39 am – 7:39 am · 6:04 pm – 8:04 pm Minor 1:06 pm – 2:06 pm |
|---|---|---|
| TueNov 3 | 5/10Fair | Major 6:28 am – 8:28 am · 6:51 pm – 8:51 pm Minor 12:10 am – 1:10 am · 1:35 pm – 2:35 pm |
| WedNov 4 | 3/10Poor | Major 7:14 am – 9:14 am · 7:36 pm – 9:36 pm Minor 1:16 am – 2:16 am · 2:01 pm – 3:01 pm |
| ThuNov 5 | 2/10Poor | Major 7:58 am – 9:58 am · 8:20 pm – 10:20 pm Minor 2:20 am – 3:20 am · 2:27 pm – 3:27 pm |
| FriNov 6 | 2/10Poor | Major 8:42 am – 10:42 am · 9:04 pm – 11:04 pm Minor 3:23 am – 4:23 am · 2:52 pm – 3:52 pm |
| SatNov 7 | 4/10Fair | Major 9:26 am – 11:26 am · 9:49 pm – 11:49 pm Minor 4:25 am – 5:25 am · 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm |
| SunNov 8 | 6/10Good | Major 10:12 am – 12:12 pm · 10:36 pm – 12:36 am Minor 5:28 am – 6:28 am · 3:50 pm – 4:50 pm |
How this rating works
Solunar theory says fish feed more when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor periods, about 1 hour). We score each day from 1 to 10 by checking when those periods happen, using the NOAA tide predictions for station 8651605 and the sun times for this spot:
| Base | every day starts at 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise / sunset | a period overlaps sunrise or sunset ±1 h: major +2, minor +1 (max 3) (Moon overhead × sunrise +2; Moon underfoot × sunset +2) | 3 |
| Tide | a NOAA high or low falls inside a period (tide change): major +2, minor +1; moving water during a major period (no high/low within 1 h of it) +1 (max 4) (Moon overhead – tide change +2; Moonset – tide change +1) | 3 |
| Moon phase | within 2 days of a new or full moon +2, within 4 days +1 (today: 6.6 days) | 0 |
| Today | 7, rounded | 7/10 |
1–3 poor · 4–5 fair · 6–7 good · 8–10 excellent. Solunar times are a rule of thumb, not a guarantee: weather, water temperature and bait matter a lot. Tide changes and moving water are specific to this station, so nearby spots can score differently.
Solunar periods calculated for 36.07, -75.72 (moon times from astronomical equations, local time). Not a fishing forecast.
Kitty Hawk tide table & sun times — next 7 days
| Sun, Nov 1Sun 6:25 AM – 5:06 PM | High 12:44 AM 3.23 ft | Low 5:54 AM 0.82 ft | High 12:14 PM 3.97 ft | Low 7:03 PM 0.79 ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 2Sun 6:26 AM – 5:05 PM | High 12:58 AM 3.25 ft | Low 7:08 AM 0.96 ft | High 1:27 PM 3.76 ft | Low 8:07 PM 0.74 ft |
| Tue, Nov 3Sun 6:27 AM – 5:04 PM | High 2:19 AM 3.40 ft | Low 8:24 AM 0.97 ft | High 2:39 PM 3.63 ft | Low 9:03 PM 0.63 ft |
| Wed, Nov 4Sun 6:28 AM – 5:03 PM | High 3:23 AM 3.63 ft | Low 9:31 AM 0.90 ft | High 3:38 PM 3.54 ft | Low 9:53 PM 0.53 ft |
| Thu, Nov 5Sun 6:29 AM – 5:02 PM | High 4:16 AM 3.87 ft | Low 10:32 AM 0.79 ft | High 4:30 PM 3.45 ft | Low 10:39 PM 0.45 ft |
| Fri, Nov 6Sun 6:30 AM – 5:01 PM | High 5:04 AM 4.06 ft | Low 11:29 AM 0.67 ft | High 5:18 PM 3.38 ft | Low 11:23 PM 0.39 ft |
| Sat, Nov 7Sun 6:31 AM – 5:00 PM | High 5:48 AM 4.19 ft | Low 12:17 PM 0.56 ft | High 6:02 PM 3.31 ft | |
| Sun, Nov 8Sun 6:32 AM – 5:00 PM | Low 12:04 AM 0.38 ft | High 6:28 AM 4.24 ft | Low 12:57 PM 0.51 ft | High 6:42 PM 3.26 ft |
| Mon, Nov 9Sun 6:33 AM – 4:59 PM | Low 12:40 AM 0.42 ft | High 7:04 AM 4.22 ft | Low 1:33 PM 0.53 ft | High 7:19 PM 3.20 ft |
Tide times and heights (ft, MLLW) are NOAA predictions for station 8651605; first light (civil dawn), sunrise, sunset and last light (civil dusk) are calculated for Kitty Hawk with the NOAA solar equations. Times are local.
About the tide at Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk has a semidiurnal tide: two high tides and two low tides of similar height each day. The average rise or fall between high and low tide is 3.1 ft, growing to about 4.3 ft at spring tides (around new and full moon) and shrinking to about 2.6 ft at neap tides (around the quarter moons). The highest tide predicted in the next 12 months is 4.8 ft on October 1, 2027 at 8:50 AM; the lowest is -1.4 ft on January 23, 2027 at 1:21 AM, and 227 low tides in that period drop below zero (MLLW).
- Tide type
- Semidiurnal
- Mean range
- 3.1 ft
- Spring / neap range
- 4.3 ft / 2.6 ft
- Average higher high
- 3.6 ft
- Average lower low
- 0.2 ft
- Highest tide, next 12 months
- 4.8 ft · Oct 1, 2027
- Lowest tide, next 12 months
- -1.4 ft · Jan 23, 2027
- Negative low tides (12 months)
- 227
Computed from 12 months of NOAA high/low predictions for station 8651605 (Kitty Hawk (Ocean)); heights in feet above MLLW.
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About Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, on the northern Outer Banks.
- Tide station used
- Kitty Hawk (Ocean), NC (NOAA 8651605, subordinate station (time and height offsets from a reference station))
- Distance to station
- 2.2 miles
- County
- Dare County
- Coordinates
- 36.0701, -75.7172 (US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer internal point (Kitty Hawk town, GEOID 3736060))
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Station chosen by distance from the coordinates above.
FAQ
When is high tide today in Kitty Hawk, NC?
On Mon, Nov 2, predicted high tide for Kitty Hawk (NOAA station Kitty Hawk (Ocean)) is at 12:58 AM (3.2 ft), 1:27 PM (3.8 ft) local time.
When is low tide today in Kitty Hawk, NC?
On Mon, Nov 2, predicted low tide for Kitty Hawk is at 7:08 AM (1.0 ft), 8:07 PM (0.7 ft) local time.
When are high and low tide tomorrow in Kitty Hawk, NC?
On Tue, Nov 3, predicted high tides are at 2:19 AM (3.4 ft) and 2:39 PM (3.6 ft) for Kitty Hawk; low tides are at 8:24 AM (1.0 ft) and 9:03 PM (0.6 ft) (local time).
Which tide station is used for Kitty Hawk?
NOAA CO-OPS station 8651605 (Kitty Hawk (Ocean), NC), a subordinate station (time and height offsets from a reference station), about 2.2 miles from the Kitty Hawk reference point. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kitty Hawk today?
On Mon, Nov 2, first light (civil dawn) is about 5:59 AM, sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:05 PM and last light (civil dusk) 5:32 PM local time (calculated).
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