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Wilmington Tide Chart: Largest Shift in First Daily Tide Time

The answer

NOAA's largest shift in the first listed tide time between consecutive station-local dates for Wilmington, North Carolina is 05:39, from 2026-10-29 06:38 to 2026-10-30 00:59.

Illustrated Wilmington tidal inlet at sunrise with a subtle tide-time curve over the water. — Editorial illustration for this NOAA prediction analysis; the displayed answer remains calculated from the linked NOAA source response.

Quick question

Why can the first listed tide time change sharply?

Daily prediction schedules can cross midnight differently from one date to the next. This calculation reports the clock-time shift in listed entries; it does not infer an extra tide.

How this result was calculated

This page orders station-local dates, compares the clock time of the first listed NOAA tide on each adjacent pair of dates, then reports the largest absolute shift. It does not assume that a listed time is an observed water level.

Complete 30-day NOAA prediction sequence

Local time	Turn	Feet (MLLW)	Metres (converted)
2026-10-19 04:23	High	4.155 ft	1.266 m
2026-10-19 10:17	Low	1.030 ft	0.314 m
2026-10-19 16:57	High	4.618 ft	1.408 m
2026-10-19 23:29	Low	1.178 ft	0.359 m
2026-10-20 05:15	High	4.247 ft	1.294 m
2026-10-20 11:24	Low	0.994 ft	0.303 m
2026-10-20 17:46	High	4.653 ft	1.418 m
2026-10-21 00:19	Low	1.006 ft	0.307 m
2026-10-21 06:06	High	4.385 ft	1.337 m
2026-10-21 12:27	Low	0.899 ft	0.274 m
2026-10-21 18:34	High	4.699 ft	1.432 m
2026-10-22 01:08	Low	0.792 ft	0.241 m
2026-10-22 06:58	High	4.567 ft	1.392 m
2026-10-22 13:26	Low	0.766 ft	0.233 m
2026-10-22 19:23	High	4.745 ft	1.446 m
2026-10-23 01:55	Low	0.566 ft	0.173 m
2026-10-23 07:48	High	4.785 ft	1.458 m
2026-10-23 14:23	Low	0.614 ft	0.187 m
2026-10-23 20:09	High	4.780 ft	1.457 m
2026-10-24 02:41	Low	0.356 ft	0.109 m
2026-10-24 08:34	High	5.015 ft	1.529 m
2026-10-24 15:17	Low	0.466 ft	0.142 m
2026-10-24 20:53	High	4.787 ft	1.459 m
2026-10-25 03:27	Low	0.184 ft	0.056 m
2026-10-25 09:16	High	5.220 ft	1.591 m
2026-10-25 16:10	Low	0.343 ft	0.105 m
2026-10-25 21:35	High	4.756 ft	1.450 m
2026-10-26 04:13	Low	0.060 ft	0.018 m
2026-10-26 09:57	High	5.366 ft	1.636 m
2026-10-26 17:03	Low	0.263 ft	0.080 m
2026-10-26 22:17	High	4.682 ft	1.427 m
2026-10-27 05:00	Low	-0.012 ft	-0.004 m
2026-10-27 10:39	High	5.426 ft	1.654 m
2026-10-27 17:55	Low	0.240 ft	0.073 m
2026-10-27 23:03	High	4.573 ft	1.394 m
2026-10-28 05:48	Low	-0.032 ft	-0.010 m
2026-10-28 11:27	High	5.390 ft	1.643 m
2026-10-28 18:46	Low	0.283 ft	0.086 m
2026-10-28 23:57	High	4.447 ft	1.355 m
2026-10-29 06:38	Low	0.004 ft	0.001 m
2026-10-29 12:27	High	5.274 ft	1.608 m
2026-10-29 19:39	Low	0.383 ft	0.117 m
2026-10-30 00:59	High	4.337 ft	1.322 m
2026-10-30 07:30	Low	0.099 ft	0.030 m
2026-10-30 13:37	High	5.127 ft	1.563 m
2026-10-30 20:34	Low	0.503 ft	0.153 m
2026-10-31 02:06	High	4.283 ft	1.305 m
2026-10-31 08:27	Low	0.233 ft	0.071 m
2026-10-31 14:49	High	5.009 ft	1.527 m
2026-10-31 21:32	Low	0.577 ft	0.176 m
2026-11-01 02:14	High	4.315 ft	1.315 m
2026-11-01 08:31	Low	0.353 ft	0.108 m
2026-11-01 14:54	High	4.942 ft	1.506 m
2026-11-01 21:32	Low	0.556 ft	0.169 m
2026-11-02 03:17	High	4.434 ft	1.351 m
2026-11-02 09:38	Low	0.402 ft	0.123 m
2026-11-02 15:53	High	4.906 ft	1.495 m
2026-11-02 22:29	Low	0.442 ft	0.135 m
2026-11-03 04:16	High	4.606 ft	1.404 m
2026-11-03 10:42	Low	0.374 ft	0.114 m
2026-11-03 16:47	High	4.878 ft	1.487 m
2026-11-03 23:24	Low	0.280 ft	0.085 m
2026-11-04 05:13	High	4.801 ft	1.463 m
2026-11-04 11:42	Low	0.304 ft	0.093 m
2026-11-04 17:39	High	4.848 ft	1.478 m
2026-11-05 00:15	Low	0.121 ft	0.037 m
2026-11-05 06:08	High	4.998 ft	1.523 m
2026-11-05 12:39	Low	0.226 ft	0.069 m
2026-11-05 18:29	High	4.816 ft	1.468 m
2026-11-06 01:04	Low	0.004 ft	0.001 m
2026-11-06 07:01	High	5.174 ft	1.577 m
2026-11-06 13:32	Low	0.162 ft	0.049 m
2026-11-06 19:17	High	4.777 ft	1.456 m
2026-11-07 01:50	Low	-0.046 ft	-0.014 m
2026-11-07 07:49	High	5.298 ft	1.615 m
2026-11-07 14:23	Low	0.130 ft	0.040 m
2026-11-07 20:02	High	4.719 ft	1.438 m
2026-11-08 02:34	Low	-0.024 ft	-0.007 m
2026-11-08 08:34	High	5.344 ft	1.629 m
2026-11-08 15:11	Low	0.140 ft	0.043 m
2026-11-08 20:45	High	4.634 ft	1.412 m
2026-11-09 03:16	Low	0.058 ft	0.018 m
2026-11-09 09:16	High	5.307 ft	1.618 m
2026-11-09 15:56	Low	0.196 ft	0.060 m
2026-11-09 21:27	High	4.520 ft	1.378 m
2026-11-10 03:56	Low	0.175 ft	0.053 m
2026-11-10 09:57	High	5.197 ft	1.584 m
2026-11-10 16:40	Low	0.296 ft	0.090 m
2026-11-10 22:08	High	4.386 ft	1.337 m
2026-11-11 04:34	Low	0.300 ft	0.091 m
2026-11-11 10:37	High	5.041 ft	1.536 m
2026-11-11 17:21	Low	0.436 ft	0.133 m
2026-11-11 22:50	High	4.245 ft	1.294 m
2026-11-12 05:09	Low	0.414 ft	0.126 m
2026-11-12 11:17	High	4.866 ft	1.483 m
2026-11-12 18:01	Low	0.599 ft	0.183 m
2026-11-12 23:30	High	4.115 ft	1.254 m
2026-11-13 05:41	Low	0.506 ft	0.154 m
2026-11-13 11:57	High	4.698 ft	1.432 m
2026-11-13 18:38	Low	0.757 ft	0.231 m
2026-11-14 00:11	High	4.009 ft	1.222 m
2026-11-14 06:13	Low	0.578 ft	0.176 m
2026-11-14 12:36	High	4.557 ft	1.389 m
2026-11-14 19:16	Low	0.880 ft	0.268 m
2026-11-15 00:53	High	3.944 ft	1.202 m
2026-11-15 06:48	Low	0.647 ft	0.197 m
2026-11-15 13:17	High	4.456 ft	1.358 m
2026-11-15 19:57	Low	0.941 ft	0.287 m
2026-11-16 01:40	High	3.930 ft	1.198 m
2026-11-16 07:32	Low	0.728 ft	0.222 m
2026-11-16 14:04	High	4.399 ft	1.341 m
2026-11-16 20:43	Low	0.922 ft	0.281 m
2026-11-17 02:31	High	3.981 ft	1.213 m
2026-11-17 08:30	Low	0.807 ft	0.246 m
2026-11-17 14:54	High	4.377 ft	1.334 m
2026-11-17 21:34	Low	0.821 ft	0.250 m

Method and primary sources

This analysis uses official NOAA prediction entries for Wilmington, station 8658120. Heights are predicted values relative to Mean Lower Low Water, not observed water levels or a safety guarantee.

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