Point Peter tidal current predictions

Now

Flood 0.5 ktToward NW (311°)

Next slack

10:27 PMEDT

Next max flood

1.5 ktSat 8:27 AM

Next max ebb

1.7 ktSat 12:54 AM

Knots along the channel: above the line the flood, running in toward NW (311°); below it the ebb, running out toward SE (132°). Times are Eastern Daylight Time. Today: ebb 1.7 kt 12:16 AM, slack 4:52 AM, flood 1.3 kt 7:51 AM, slack 10:12 AM, ebb 1.6 kt 12:46 PM, slack 5:23 PM, flood 1.3 kt 8:09 PM, slack 10:27 PM.

• Coastal Flood Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory issued September 25 at 8:32PM EDT until September 26 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NCUntil Sat 12:00 AM
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  * WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown Wilmington. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Portions of Battleship Road and USS North Carolina Road observe minor coastal flooding up to one half foot in depth. In downtown Wilmington, a block of Water Street observes minor flooding up to one quarter foot in depth. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors.

  If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

The flood is the tidal current running in from the sea, the ebb the current running back out. Slack water is the short turn between them, when the current is weakest: the time to cross a strong channel, anchor, or dive. Slack in a channel is not the time of high or low tide; it can come hours after.

Speeds are knots along the channel's main axis, and directions are degrees true toward which the water flows, as NOAA prints its tables. A current against the wind stands the waves up steep and close together.

Predictions are astronomical: the moon and the sun, not the weather. Strong wind, river flow after heavy rain and storm surge all change the real current.

• Wilmington, Northeast RiverHarmonic current station0.2 mi
• Wilmington, USS North CarolinaHarmonic current station0.8 mi
• Isabel Holmes BridgeHarmonic current station0.8 mi
• Hilton RR Bridge, 0.1 nm N ofHarmonic current station1.3 mi
• State Pier, N end, sidelookingHarmonic current station2.4 mi
• 1.8 miles north of mouthSubordinate current station2.7 mi
• Dram Tree PointHarmonic current station3.6 mi
• 0.4 mile north ofSubordinate current station4.3 mi

• Tide times at Wilmington 1.1 mi
• Tide times at Castle Hayne, Northeast River 7.6 mi
• Tide times at Shinn Point, ICWW 8.5 mi
• Forecast for Wilmington, NC
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Tidal current predictions from NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station CFR1604, bin 12: original at NOAA. Marine alerts from the National Weather Service.