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Surf City tide chart

Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), NOAA 8657419 · 2.5 mi north-east of town · times in EST

Next high
11:34 pm
Sun Nov 15 · 3.3 ft
Next low
5:42 pm
Sun Nov 15 · 1.1 ft
Times below are for Sunday, November 15, 2026 onward.Print the 2027 tide table (PDF)

Today and tomorrow

Today

Sunday, November 15, 2026
Surf City tides, Sunday, November 15, 2026
TideTimeHeight
Low4:23 am1.0 ft
High11:06 am4.4 ft
Low5:42 pm1.1 ft
High11:34 pm3.3 ft

Sunrise 6:44 am · sunset 5:07 pm · range 3.4 ft

Tomorrow

Monday, November 16, 2026
Surf City tides, Monday, November 16, 2026
TideTimeHeight
Low5:17 am1.1 ft
High11:56 am4.3 ft
Low6:31 pm1.1 ft

Sunrise 6:45 am · sunset 5:06 pm · range 3.2 ft

Surf City tide times, next 21 days

From Sunday, November 15, 2026 · feet above MLLW
High and low tides at Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), Sunday, November 15, 2026 to Saturday, November 21, 2026
Day1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideSunriseSunset
Sun Nov 154:23 amLow 1.011:06 amHigh 4.45:42 pmLow 1.111:34 pmHigh 3.36:44 am5:07 pm
Mon Nov 165:17 amLow 1.111:56 amHigh 4.36:31 pmLow 1.16:45 am5:06 pm
Tue Nov 1712:31 amHigh 3.46:18 amLow 1.212:50 pmHigh 4.17:18 pmLow 1.06:46 am5:06 pm
Wed Nov 181:29 amHigh 3.67:23 amLow 1.11:43 pmHigh 4.18:03 pmLow 0.86:47 am5:05 pm
Thu Nov 192:24 amHigh 4.08:27 amLow 1.02:36 pmHigh 4.08:47 pmLow 0.66:48 am5:05 pm
Fri Nov 203:15 amHigh 4.49:27 amLow 0.73:28 pmHigh 4.09:30 pmLow 0.36:49 am5:04 pm
Sat Nov 214:03 amHigh 4.910:22 amLow 0.44:17 pmHigh 4.110:14 pmLow 0.06:50 am5:04 pm
Show the next 14 days, Sun Nov 22 to Sat Dec 5
High and low tides at Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), Sunday, November 22, 2026 to Saturday, December 5, 2026
Day1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideSunriseSunset
Sun Nov 224:51 amHigh 5.411:14 amLow 0.15:06 pmHigh 4.111:00 pmLow −0.26:51 am5:03 pm
Mon Nov 235:39 amHigh 5.812:05 pmLow −0.15:55 pmHigh 4.111:47 pmLow −0.46:52 am5:03 pm
Tue Nov 246:27 amHigh 6.112:56 pmLow −0.26:45 pmHigh 4.26:53 am5:03 pm
Wed Nov 2512:35 amLow −0.67:18 amHigh 6.31:47 pmLow −0.37:36 pmHigh 4.16:54 am5:02 pm
Thu Nov 261:26 amLow −0.68:09 amHigh 6.22:39 pmLow −0.28:29 pmHigh 4.16:55 am5:02 pm
Fri Nov 272:20 amLow −0.59:03 amHigh 6.03:33 pmLow −0.29:25 pmHigh 4.16:56 am5:02 pm
Sat Nov 283:17 amLow −0.39:59 amHigh 5.74:29 pmLow 0.010:26 pmHigh 4.06:57 am5:02 pm
Sun Nov 294:19 amLow −0.110:58 amHigh 5.35:27 pmLow 0.111:31 pmHigh 4.06:58 am5:01 pm
Mon Nov 305:27 amLow 0.211:59 amHigh 4.96:25 pmLow 0.16:58 am5:01 pm
Tue Dec 112:40 amHigh 4.16:40 amLow 0.41:01 pmHigh 4.57:22 pmLow 0.26:59 am5:01 pm
Wed Dec 21:47 amHigh 4.37:53 amLow 0.52:04 pmHigh 4.28:17 pmLow 0.27:00 am5:01 pm
Thu Dec 32:49 amHigh 4.59:02 amLow 0.53:03 pmHigh 3.99:08 pmLow 0.27:01 am5:01 pm
Fri Dec 43:44 amHigh 4.710:04 amLow 0.53:58 pmHigh 3.79:54 pmLow 0.17:02 am5:01 pm
Sat Dec 54:34 amHigh 4.910:58 amLow 0.44:48 pmHigh 3.610:38 pmLow 0.17:03 am5:01 pm

Tide curve, Sun Nov 15 to Sat Nov 21

Predicted levelNightLow tide in daylightNow
−20 ft2468 ft4:23a1.0 ft11:06a4.4 ft5:42p1.1 ft11:34p3.3 ft5:17a1.1 ft11:56a4.3 ft6:31p1.1 ft12:31a3.4 ft6:18a1.2 ft12:50p4.1 ft7:18p1.0 ft1:29a3.6 ft7:23a1.1 ft1:43p4.1 ft8:03p0.8 ft2:24a4.0 ft8:27a1.0 ft2:36p4.0 ft8:47p0.6 ft3:15a4.4 ft9:27a0.7 ft3:28p4.0 ft9:30p0.3 ft4:03a4.9 ft10:22a0.4 ft4:17p4.1 ft10:14p0.0 ftSun Nov 15Mon Nov 16Tue Nov 17Wed Nov 18Thu Nov 19Fri Nov 20Sat Nov 21
Curve interpolated between NOAA high and low predictions. Night and daylight windows from local sunrise and sunset.

Best time for the beach, Sun Nov 15 to Sat Nov 21

The hours between sunrise and sunset when the water is within 1 ft of low tide (or a third of the fall into the low, where the tide range is small): the widest beach of the day. The lowest daylight tide in this stretch is 0.4 ft at 10:22 am on Sat Nov 21.

SunriseSunset
Low-water window
Sun Nov 15
No low tide in daylight
Mon Nov 16
No low tide in daylight
Tue Nov 17
No low tide in daylight
Wed Nov 18
sunrise–9:45 am · low 1.1 at 7:23 am
Thu Nov 19
sunrise–10:49 am · low 1.0 at 8:27 am
Fri Nov 20
7:19 am–11:40 am · low 0.7 at 9:27 am
Sat Nov 21
8:24 am–12:26 pm · low 0.4 at 10:22 am

Our calculation from NOAA predictions and Surf City's sunrise and sunset.

November 2026 tide calendar

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1Last quarter
H 12:42a
L 5:35a
H 12:20p
L 6:52p
2
H 12:55a
L 6:50a
H 1:27p
L 7:55p
3
H 2:06a
L 8:06a
H 2:32p
L 8:52p
4
H 3:10a
L 9:16a
H 3:31p
L 9:42p
5
H 4:06a
L 10:17a
H 4:24p
L 10:27p
6
H 4:55a
L 11:10a
H 5:11p
L 11:09p
7
H 5:39a
L 11:58a
H 5:55p
L 11:47p
8
H 6:20a
L 12:43p
H 6:36p
9New moon
L 12:24a
H 6:59a
L 1:24p
H 7:16p
10
L 1:00a
H 7:37a
L 2:05p
H 7:54p
11
L 1:37a
H 8:15a
L 2:45p
H 8:32p
12
L 2:14a
H 8:54a
L 3:26p
H 9:12p
13
L 2:53a
H 9:35a
L 4:09p
H 9:54p
14
L 3:36a
H 10:19a
L 4:55p
H 10:41p
15
L 4:23a
H 11:06a
L 5:42p
H 11:34p
16
L 5:17a
H 11:56a
L 6:31p
17First quarter
H 12:31a
L 6:18a
H 12:50p
L 7:18p
18
H 1:29a
L 7:23a
H 1:43p
L 8:03p
19
H 2:24a
L 8:27a
H 2:36p
L 8:47p
20
H 3:15a
L 9:27a
H 3:28p
L 9:30p
21
H 4:03a
L 10:22a
H 4:17p
L 10:14p
22
H 4:51a
L 11:14a
H 5:06p
L 11:00p
23
H 5:39a
L 12:05p
H 5:55p
L 11:47p
24Full moon
H 6:27a
L 12:56p
H 6:45p
25
L 12:35a
H 7:18a
L 1:47p
H 7:36p
26
L 1:26a
H 8:09a
L 2:39p
H 8:29p
27
L 2:20a
H 9:03a
L 3:33p
H 9:25p
28
L 3:17a
H 9:59a
L 4:29p
H 10:26p
29
L 4:19a
H 10:58a
L 5:27p
H 11:31p
30
L 5:27a
H 11:59a
L 6:25p

H high, L low. Lows in brown are below zero.

Full 2027 table: all 1,411 tides

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Churning water over a shallow sandy bottom

Highest predicted tide of 2027

6.1 ft

Sunday, July 4, 2027, 8:32 pm

1.7 ft above Surf City's average high tide of 4.3 ft. The ten highest fall between June 5 and October 30; tides like these are often called king tides.

Ten highest predicted tides, 2027

RankDateTimeHeight
1Sun Jul 48:32 pm6.05 ft
2Fri Oct 18:43 am6.05 ft
3Sat Oct 308:22 am6.04 ft
4Fri Oct 297:36 am6.04 ft
5Sat Jun 58:47 pm6.01 ft
6Mon Aug 28:14 pm6.00 ft
7Sat Jul 37:39 pm5.99 ft
8Sat Oct 29:30 am5.99 ft
9Sun Aug 17:23 pm5.98 ft
10Mon Jul 59:23 pm5.96 ft

Lowest predicted tide, 2027

−1.2 ft

Saturday, January 23, 2027, 1:07 am

Which station this page uses

Station
Ocean City Beach (fishing pier)
NOAA ID
8657419
Distance
2.5 mi north-east of the town center
Type
Subordinate station: NOAA computes its times and heights as offsets from Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier
Why this one
Ocean City Beach fishing pier, on Topsail Island.

Nearby alternatives

  • Hampstead, 8657813 · 11.9 mi south-west · reference station
  • New River Inlet, 8657167 · 12.8 mi north-east · subordinate station

Surf City tide questions

What time is high tide in Surf City today?

At Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) on Sunday, November 15, 2026, high tide is at 11:06 am (4.4 ft) and 11:34 pm (3.3 ft); low tide is at 4:23 am (1.0 ft) and 5:42 pm (1.1 ft). Times are EST.

When is low tide in Surf City tomorrow?

On Monday, November 16, 2026, low tide is at 5:17 am (1.1 ft) and 6:31 pm (1.1 ft); high tide is at 11:56 am (4.3 ft).

Where can I get a Surf City tide chart for 2027?

Download the free 2027 tide table for Surf City as a four-page PDF. It lists all 1,411 predicted highs and lows of 2027 at Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), three months to a page.

Which tide station does this Surf City tide chart use?

NOAA station 8657419, Ocean City Beach (fishing pier), 2.5 mi north-east of the town center. It is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its times and heights from Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier.

What is the highest tide in Surf City in 2027?

The highest predicted tide of 2027 at Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) is 6.1 ft on Sunday, July 4, 2027 at 8:32 pm, 1.7 ft above the average high tide.