North Carolina · Coast
Wrightsville Beach
Atlantic Ocean
69.4°F-0.5° vs 24h ago
Next low tide11:00 AMThu · 0.83 ft MLLW
Observed
Atlantic Ocean · Coast
Duck
Water temperature & tides
WATER TEMPERATURE Station observation
—°F
10th–90th percentile: —°F – —°F.
Seasonal context, not a failed sensor quality check. Compared with hourly observations in the same UTC calendar month.
Last available observation
48.0°F ·
Historical reading, over 24 hours old. It is excluded from current temperatures and comparisons.
COMING UP · LOCAL TIME
Signed heights relative to MLLW; negative values are below the datum. Astronomical tide predictions do not include storm surge.
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Official weather alerts shown above. Local water-quality closures are not included. Check local beach authorities.
RECENT OBSERVATIONS
Water temperature
Past 72 hours at Duck. Gaps are left visible.
More observations are needed to draw this chart.
View observation table
| Local date & time | Water temperature |
|---|
Latest 120 observations shown in this table.
OFFICIAL ASTRONOMICAL PREDICTIONS
Tides for October 21
NOAA prediction DaylightTimes in America/New_York
| Date | Event | Local time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21 | ↗ High | 4:11 AM EDT | 3.12 ft |
| ↘ Low | 10:05 AM EDT | 1.10 ft | |
| ↗ High | 4:22 PM EDT | 3.45 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 10:36 PM EDT | 0.78 ft | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | ↗ High | 4:57 AM EDT | 3.42 ft |
| ↘ Low | 10:58 AM EDT | 0.91 ft | |
| ↗ High | 5:09 PM EDT | 3.52 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 11:18 PM EDT | 0.58 ft | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | ↗ High | 5:40 AM EDT | 3.75 ft |
| ↘ Low | 11:51 AM EDT | 0.68 ft | |
| ↗ High | 5:55 PM EDT | 3.58 ft | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | ↘ Low | 12:01 AM EDT | 0.38 ft |
| ↗ High | 6:24 AM EDT | 4.09 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 12:43 PM EDT | 0.45 ft | |
| ↗ High | 6:41 PM EDT | 3.63 ft | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | ↘ Low | 12:44 AM EDT | 0.19 ft |
| ↗ High | 7:08 AM EDT | 4.39 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 1:30 PM EDT | 0.25 ft | |
| ↗ High | 7:26 PM EDT | 3.65 ft | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | ↘ Low | 1:27 AM EDT | 0.05 ft |
| ↗ High | 7:51 AM EDT | 4.61 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 2:16 PM EDT | 0.12 ft | |
| ↗ High | 8:11 PM EDT | 3.63 ft | |
| Tue, Oct 27 | ↘ Low | 2:10 AM EDT | -0.02 ft |
| ↗ High | 8:36 AM EDT | 4.72 ft | |
| ↘ Low | 3:03 PM EDT | 0.10 ft | |
| ↗ High | 8:58 PM EDT | 3.56 ft |
A LITTLE LONGER VIEW
Seasonal water temperatures
NOAA station observations · 2021–2025 baseline. Each published month has at least three qualifying years.
| Month | Mean | 10th–90th percentile | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47.0°F | 41.4°F – 52.2°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Feb | 45.4°F | 41.9°F – 48.9°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Mar | 49.3°F | 46.4°F – 52.2°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Apr | 55.6°F | 52.0°F – 60.1°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| May | 62.5°F | 56.8°F – 67.8°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Jun | 70.1°F | 64.6°F – 76.1°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Jul | 71.5°F | 62.6°F – 80.6°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Aug | 74.8°F | 66.6°F – 79.5°F | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Sep | 75.1°F | 72.7°F – 77.5°F | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Oct | 68.1°F | 63.7°F – 72.5°F | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Nov | 60.6°F | 56.8°F – 64.9°F | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Dec | 52.2°F | 47.8°F – 55.9°F | 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
All 12 months are shown. “Insufficient data” means fewer than three years meet 70% hourly coverage for that calendar month. Winter months use the same coverage rules; they are not deliberately excluded.
Hourly UTC observations, at least 70% coverage per station-month-year and at least three qualifying years per calendar month; 10th–90th percentiles of qualifying hourly observations.
BEHIND THE NUMBER
Know where your reading comes from.
An Outer Banks station observation at Duck. Wind and waves provide additional context for the temperature reading.
- Monitoring station
- Duck · NOAA 8651370
- Coordinates
- 36.18330, -75.74670
- Water body
- Atlantic Ocean
- Source relationship
- Official NOAA station location; observation applies to the named sensor.
- Last successful collection
- No successful temperature collection yet
- Tide reference
- MLLW · Mean Lower Low Water
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A LITTLE FARTHER ALONG
Nearby stations to compare
South Carolina · Harbor
Charleston Harbor
Charleston Harbor
69.8°F-0.5° vs 24h ago
Next low tide11:26 AMThu · 1.13 ft MLLW
Observed