Cape Lookout, Lookout Bight, NC tide times

Mid-Atlantic North Carolina

Today's tides at Cape Lookout, Lookout Bight: Low 1:21 AM (0.1 ft) · High 7:17 AM (4.3 ft) · Low 1:26 PM (-0.1 ft) · High 7:45 PM (5.1 ft)

Right now

Today's tide curve · Wednesday, Aug 12

Solunar, sun & moon

Bite Excellent

Sunrise: 6:24 AM
Sunset: 7:57 PM
Moonrise: 6:12 AM
Moonset: 8:00 PM

Moon: New moon · 0%

Feeding periods: Major 11:44 PM–1:44 AM · Minor 5:42 AM–6:42 AM · Major 12:11 PM–2:11 PM · Minor 7:30 PM–8:30 PM

Full 7-day fishing times and solunar calendar →

7-day tide forecast

Wednesday, Aug 12

Low 1:21 AM 0.1 ft High 7:17 AM 4.3 ft Low 1:26 PM -0.1 ft High 7:45 PM 5.1 ft

Thursday, Aug 13

Low 2:09 AM -0.0 ft High 8:06 AM 4.5 ft Low 2:21 PM -0.1 ft High 8:29 PM 4.9 ft

Friday, Aug 14

Low 2:52 AM -0.1 ft High 8:51 AM 4.6 ft Low 3:10 PM -0.1 ft High 9:13 PM 4.7 ft

Saturday, Aug 15

Low 3:33 AM -0.0 ft High 9:38 AM 4.6 ft Low 3:57 PM 0.1 ft High 9:58 PM 4.4 ft

Sunday, Aug 16

Low 4:13 AM 0.1 ft High 10:27 AM 4.5 ft Low 4:45 PM 0.4 ft High 10:46 PM 4.0 ft

Monday, Aug 17

Low 4:53 AM 0.3 ft High 11:19 AM 4.4 ft Low 5:34 PM 0.7 ft High 11:35 PM 3.7 ft

Tuesday, Aug 18

Low 5:35 AM 0.6 ft High 12:08 PM 4.3 ft Low 6:24 PM 1.0 ft

Computed from NOAA harmonic constituents. Datum: MLLW. Predictions are estimates for reference only, not for navigation or life-safety decisions.

Get these tides offline

Slackwater computes this station's tides on your iPhone, with solunar bite windows and alerts. No account, no ads.

Coming soon to the App Store

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide today?

Low 1:21 AM (0.1 ft) · High 7:17 AM (4.3 ft) · Low 1:26 PM (-0.1 ft) · High 7:45 PM (5.1 ft)

What is slack water?

Slack water is the short, calm period at the turn of the tide, when the current pauses between flooding and ebbing. It is the prime window many anglers fish.

How long slack water lasts, and why it rarely matches high tide →

Where does this data come from?

Tide times are computed on the page from NOAA harmonic constituents, the same method NOAA uses, so they match the official tables closely.