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Morehead City & Crystal Coast Tide Chart
Morehead City — the Crystal Coast’s working waterfront — fishes a three-foot semidiurnal tide through Beaufort Inlet, the gateway to nearshore reefs and the Gulf Stream beyond.
Upcoming tides in Morehead City
Live NOAA predictions for station 8656483 (Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab).
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Heights in feet above MLLW, station local time. See the full interactive tide map.
The pattern
Two highs and two lows daily with about three feet of range at Beaufort. The inlet runs the area’s strongest current; the sounds behind the barrier islands — Bogue, Back — run their own delayed rhythm.
Inshore and offshore
Red drum and speckled trout haunt the marsh creeks and the inlet’s shoals on moving water; the nearshore reefs hold flounder and sheepshead. Offshore, the fleet runs Beaufort Inlet for wahoo, tuna, and marlin when the Stream’s close.
Boating
Beaufort Inlet is well-marked but shoals — respect the channel. The Intracoastal threads the sounds behind the beaches. For the region, see our Mid-Atlantic tide guide.