How’s the Tide

North Carolina

How's the tide at Kill Devil Hills today?

High water today at 4:36 am (2.9 ft) and 5:15 pm (4.2 ft). Low water at 10:37 am (0.2 ft) and 11:55 pm (0.4 ft).

Times are local to Kill Devil Hills (America/New_York). Heights are feet above MLLW.

Kill Devil Hills tide chart — next seven days

Today — Sunday, August 9

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High4:36 am2.9 ft
Low10:37 am0.2 ft
High5:15 pm4.2 ft
Low11:55 pm0.4 ft

Monday, August 10

TideTimeHeightRelative height
High5:43 am3.1 ft
Low11:43 am0.1 ft
High6:17 pm4.3 ft

Three turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.

Tuesday, August 11

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low12:55 am0.1 ft
High6:46 am3.4 ft
Low12:48 pm-0.1 ft
High7:14 pm4.4 ft

Wednesday, August 12

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low1:46 am-0.2 ft
High7:43 am3.6 ft
Low1:45 pm-0.2 ft
High8:05 pm4.4 ft

Thursday, August 13

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low2:31 am-0.3 ft
High8:33 am3.8 ft
Low2:37 pm-0.2 ft
High8:52 pm4.2 ft

Friday, August 14

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:13 am-0.3 ft
High9:22 am3.9 ft
Low3:28 pm0.0 ft
High9:37 pm4.0 ft

Saturday, August 15

TideTimeHeightRelative height
Low3:56 am-0.2 ft
High10:10 am4.0 ft
Low4:20 pm0.3 ft
High10:22 pm3.7 ft

Kill Devil Hills tides — month by month

Every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026.

Kill Devil Hills tide calendar — August 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Sat9:58 am (3.3), 10:06 pm (3.6)3:48 am (0.1), 3:58 pm (0.6)
2 Sun10:39 am (3.5), 10:47 pm (3.4)4:25 am (0.1), 4:46 pm (0.7)
3 Mon11:21 am (3.6), 11:29 pm (3.3)5:05 am (0.1), 5:38 pm (0.8)
4 Tue12:06 pm (3.7)5:48 am (0.2), 6:32 pm (0.8)
5 Wed12:15 am (3.1), 12:55 pm (3.8)6:34 am (0.2), 7:31 pm (0.9)
6 Thu1:07 am (2.9), 1:53 pm (3.9)7:27 am (0.3), 8:37 pm (0.9)
7 Fri2:11 am (2.8), 3:02 pm (3.9)8:27 am (0.3), 9:45 pm (0.8)
8 Sat3:25 am (2.8), 4:10 pm (4.0)9:32 am (0.3), 10:50 pm (0.6)
9 Sun · today4:36 am (2.9), 5:15 pm (4.2)10:37 am (0.2), 11:55 pm (0.4)
10 Mon5:43 am (3.1), 6:17 pm (4.3)11:43 am (0.1)
11 Tue6:46 am (3.4), 7:14 pm (4.4)12:55 am (0.1), 12:48 pm (-0.1)
12 Wed7:43 am (3.6), 8:05 pm (4.4)1:46 am (-0.2), 1:45 pm (-0.2)
13 Thu8:33 am (3.8), 8:52 pm (4.2)2:31 am (-0.3), 2:37 pm (-0.2)
14 Fri9:22 am (3.9), 9:37 pm (4.0)3:13 am (-0.3), 3:28 pm (0.0)
15 Sat10:10 am (4.0), 10:22 pm (3.7)3:56 am (-0.2), 4:20 pm (0.3)
16 Sun10:57 am (4.0), 11:06 pm (3.5)4:39 am (0.0), 5:14 pm (0.6)
17 Mon11:42 am (3.9), 11:49 pm (3.2)5:21 am (0.3), 6:07 pm (0.9)
18 Tue12:26 pm (3.7)6:04 am (0.6), 7:00 pm (1.2)
19 Wed12:32 am (2.9), 1:13 pm (3.6)6:47 am (0.9), 7:56 pm (1.4)
20 Thu1:20 am (2.7), 2:09 pm (3.4)7:34 am (1.2), 8:58 pm (1.5)
21 Fri2:23 am (2.6), 3:14 pm (3.4)8:29 am (1.3), 9:56 pm (1.5)
22 Sat3:37 am (2.5), 4:13 pm (3.4)9:26 am (1.4), 10:49 pm (1.5)
23 Sun4:37 am (2.6), 5:04 pm (3.5)10:21 am (1.4), 11:39 pm (1.3)
24 Mon5:29 am (2.8), 5:50 pm (3.6)11:13 am (1.3)
25 Tue6:16 am (2.9), 6:34 pm (3.8)12:24 am (1.1), 12:04 pm (1.1)
26 Wed6:58 am (3.1), 7:13 pm (3.9)1:02 am (0.9), 12:52 pm (0.9)
27 Thu7:36 am (3.4), 7:49 pm (3.9)1:35 am (0.6), 1:35 pm (0.7)
28 Fri8:13 am (3.6), 8:24 pm (3.9)2:06 am (0.4), 2:15 pm (0.6)
29 Sat8:49 am (3.8), 9:01 pm (3.8)2:38 am (0.3), 2:55 pm (0.6)
30 Sun9:28 am (4.0), 9:40 pm (3.7)3:12 am (0.2), 3:39 pm (0.6)
31 Mon10:10 am (4.1), 10:23 pm (3.6)3:50 am (0.2), 4:27 pm (0.7)

Times local to Kill Devil Hills, heights in feet above MLLW.

Kill Devil Hills tide calendar — September 2026

DayHigh waterLow water
1 Tue10:55 am (4.2), 11:09 pm (3.4)4:32 am (0.3), 5:20 pm (0.8)
2 Wed11:43 am (4.2), 11:58 pm (3.2)5:20 am (0.4), 6:16 pm (0.9)
3 Thu12:35 pm (4.1)6:11 am (0.6), 7:17 pm (1.1)
4 Fri12:53 am (3.1), 1:36 pm (4.1)7:09 am (0.7), 8:25 pm (1.1)
5 Sat2:00 am (3.0), 2:50 pm (4.0)8:15 am (0.8), 9:36 pm (1.1)
6 Sun3:21 am (3.0), 4:04 pm (4.1)9:26 am (0.8), 10:41 pm (0.9)
7 Mon4:34 am (3.2), 5:08 pm (4.2)10:34 am (0.7), 11:41 pm (0.7)
8 Tue5:39 am (3.5), 6:07 pm (4.2)11:40 am (0.5)
9 Wed6:37 am (3.8), 7:00 pm (4.3)12:36 am (0.4), 12:43 pm (0.3)
10 Thu7:28 am (4.0), 7:46 pm (4.2)1:24 am (0.2), 1:38 pm (0.2)
11 Fri8:14 am (4.2), 8:29 pm (4.1)2:04 am (0.1), 2:25 pm (0.2)
12 Sat8:56 am (4.3), 9:10 pm (3.9)2:42 am (0.1), 3:10 pm (0.4)
13 Sun9:38 am (4.3), 9:51 pm (3.7)3:19 am (0.2), 3:55 pm (0.6)
14 Mon10:20 am (4.2), 10:32 pm (3.4)3:56 am (0.5), 4:42 pm (0.9)
15 Tue11:02 am (4.1), 11:14 pm (3.2)4:36 am (0.8), 5:30 pm (1.2)
16 Wed11:44 am (3.9), 11:56 pm (3.0)5:19 am (1.1), 6:17 pm (1.4)
17 Thu12:27 pm (3.7)6:03 am (1.4), 7:08 pm (1.6)
18 Fri12:41 am (2.9), 1:16 pm (3.5)6:51 am (1.6), 8:05 pm (1.8)
19 Sat1:36 am (2.7), 2:19 pm (3.5)7:46 am (1.8), 9:08 pm (1.8)
20 Sun2:51 am (2.7), 3:27 pm (3.5)8:48 am (1.8), 10:02 pm (1.7)
21 Mon4:01 am (2.8), 4:23 pm (3.6)9:47 am (1.7), 10:49 pm (1.5)
22 Tue4:52 am (3.0), 5:10 pm (3.7)10:41 am (1.6), 11:31 pm (1.3)
23 Wed5:38 am (3.3), 5:53 pm (3.8)11:33 am (1.3)
24 Thu6:20 am (3.5), 6:35 pm (3.9)12:12 am (1.0), 12:24 pm (1.1)
25 Fri7:00 am (3.9), 7:15 pm (3.9)12:50 am (0.7), 1:10 pm (0.8)
26 Sat7:39 am (4.1), 7:54 pm (3.9)1:26 am (0.5), 1:54 pm (0.6)
27 Sun8:18 am (4.4), 8:34 pm (3.9)2:02 am (0.3), 2:36 pm (0.5)
28 Mon8:59 am (4.5), 9:17 pm (3.7)2:40 am (0.2), 3:21 pm (0.5)
29 Tue9:44 am (4.6), 10:03 pm (3.6)3:20 am (0.3), 4:10 pm (0.6)
30 Wed10:33 am (4.6), 10:54 pm (3.5)4:06 am (0.4), 5:05 pm (0.7)

Times local to Kill Devil Hills, heights in feet above MLLW.

Wind and weather at Kill Devil Hills

Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.

DayWindGustsAirSkyRainWaves
Today3–9 kn WSW13 kn79–88 °FMostly sunny9 %2 ft 7 s
Mon, August 107–9 kn SW14 kn80–89 °FMostly sunny11 %2 ft 7 s
Tue, August 115–9 kn W15 kn80–87 °FMostly sunny24 %2 ft 9 s
Wed, August 124–7 kn W11 kn78–90 °FMostly sunny30 %1 ft
Thu, August 135–9 kn WSW14 kn79–88 °FMostly sunny30 %1 ft
Fri, August 145–9 kn NE14 kn79–84 °FPartly cloudy42 %2 ft
Sat, August 154–10 kn NE15 kn77–82 °FPartly cloudy42 %2 ft

Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office MHX. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. Wave heights are the forecast for the water off this coast, not the surf on the beach.

Boating, beach and fishing at Kill Devil Hills

The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.

DayBoatingBeachFishing
TodayGoodwind 9 kn or lessGood88 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Mon, August 10Goodwind 9 kn or lessGood89 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Tue, August 11Goodwind 9 kn or lessGood87 °F and dryGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Wed, August 12Goodwind 7 kn or lessFair30% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Thu, August 13Goodwind 9 kn or lessFair30% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Fri, August 14Goodwind 9 kn or lessFair42% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight
Sat, August 15Goodwind 10 kn or lessFair42% chance of rainGoodlight wind, major window in daylight

Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.

Sun and moon

Today

Sunrise 6:16 am · Sunset 7:59 pm
Moon 13% lit, waning

Tomorrow

Sunrise 6:17 am · Sunset 7:58 pm
Moon 6% lit, waning

Solunar windows for Kill Devil Hills

The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.

Today — Sunday, August 9

  • Minor1:46 am – 2:46 amMoonrise
  • Major9:07 am – 11:07 amMoon overhead
  • Minor5:25 pm – 6:25 pmMoonset
  • Major9:40 pm – 11:40 pmMoon underfoot

Monday, August 10

  • Minor2:58 am – 3:58 amMoonrise
  • Major10:11 am – 12:11 pmMoon overhead
  • Minor6:17 pm – 7:17 pmMoonset
  • Major10:42 pm – 12:42 am (next day)Moon underfoot

Times are local to Kill Devil Hills (America/New_York).

Questions about Kill Devil Hills tides

Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.

What time is high tide in Kill Devil Hills today?
High water at 4:36 am (2.9 ft) and 5:15 pm (4.2 ft), local time in Kill Devil Hills. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
What time is low tide in Kill Devil Hills today?
Low water at 10:37 am (0.2 ft) and 11:55 pm (0.4 ft), local time in Kill Devil Hills. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
How many tides does Kill Devil Hills get in a day?
Two high waters and two low waters on most days, a little over six hours apart. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 14 high waters and 13 low waters. Where a date shows only three turns, the fourth has slipped past midnight and is listed under the following day.
What is the tidal range at Kill Devil Hills?
About 4.0 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between -0.3 and 4.4 ft — a span of about 4.7 ft. The range is widest around new and full moon and narrowest at the quarters, so it changes from week to week.
Which tide station do these Kill Devil Hills tide times come from?
NOAA station 8651605, Kitty Hawk (ocean) — a subordinate station. Kitty Hawk on the open Atlantic, about 10 km north. Kill Devil Hills has no station of its own. A subordinate station carries no gauge of its own: NOAA publishes its times as an offset from a nearby reference station, which is how the agency itself issues them. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
What time zone are the Kill Devil Hills tide times in?
Every time on this page is clock time in Kill Devil Hills — the America/New_York zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
When are the solunar windows at Kill Devil Hills today?
The major windows run 9:07 am to 11:07 am and 9:40 pm to 11:40 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Kill Devil Hills, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 13% lit and waning.
How far ahead does this Kill Devil Hills tide chart go?
Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for August 2026 and September 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.

Nearby tide charts

Where these times come from

Source
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 8651605, Kitty Hawk (ocean) (subordinate station)
Datum
MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
Distance
10 km from the centre of Kill Devil Hills
Retrieved
Aug 9, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC
Licence
Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.

Kitty Hawk on the open Atlantic, about 10 km north. Kill Devil Hills has no station of its own.

Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.