Water Temperature of Roanoke Sound in Nags Head, NC

Current Water Temperature

69.4°F

Measurement Time: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT

Today's Tides

Low: April 16, 2:03 AM, 0.1 ft
 High: April 16, 7:28 AM, 0.9 ft
Low: April 16, 1:46 PM, 0.0 ft
 High: April 16, 8:09 PM, 1.2 ft

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Mottts Creek; Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Oregon Inlet Channel; Herring Shoal Island; Atlantic Ocean

Roanoke Sound

Station Name: Oregon Inlet Marina
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 13 feet

Sensor Depth: -3 feet

Nearest Address:
Oregon Inlet Rd
Nags Head, NC 27959
Dare County

GPS Coordinates: 35.795, -75.54806

Nearby Water Temperatures

Atlantic Ocean, Rodanthe, NC (12.6 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Nags Head, NC (15.9 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Duck, NC (29.5 mi)
Lake Mattamuskeet, Fairfield, NC (40.9 mi)
Pamlico Sound, Hatteras, NC (41.5 mi)
Lake Mattamuskeet, Fairfield, NC (44.4 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras, NC (54.5 mi)
Roanoke River, Plymouth, NC (66.3 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA (68.6 mi)
Conveyance Channel, Chesapeake, VA (72.1 mi)
Roanoke River, Jamesville, NC (75.4 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA (78 mi)
Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, VA (79.9 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (85 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (90.7 mi)

Weather for Nags Head, North Carolina

Current Weather

68.9°F
Sunny
Sunny
68.9°F
65.7°F
72%
SW 12.5 mph
26.1 mph
65.7°F
54.1°F
0 in
0%
9 mi
1019 mbar
0.7

Five Day Weather Forecast

Sunny
Thu
H: 79°F
L: 62°F
Partly Cloudy
Fri
H: 70°F
L: 61°F
Cloudy
Sat
H: 64°F
L: 57°F
Patchy rain nearby
Sun
H: 70°F
L: 49°F
Sunny
Mon
H: 53°F
L: 48°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.25 μg/m3
PM10: 7.75 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 146.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.55 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.05 μg/m3
Ozone: 96 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:28 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 8 mins
Moonrise: 5:42 AM
Moon Transit: 12:15 AM
Moonset: 7:00 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
11:45 AM - 2:15 PM

Minor Periods

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
5:12 AM - 6:42 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Beach Hazards Statement issued April 15 at 8:23PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Effective: Wed April 15, 2026, 8:23 PM
Expires: Thu April 16, 2026, 8:30 AM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:00 PM Thursday.

Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.


Beach Hazards Statement issued April 16 at 4:02AM EDT until April 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC

Effective: Thu April 16, 2026, 4:02 AM
Expires: Thu April 16, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...The beaches from Cape Hatteras to Cape Lookout. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide, which will occur around 1:00 PM Thursday.

Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
78.8°F
62.1°F
68.7°F
70%
0 in
0%
0%
17.9 mph
2.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.15 μg/m3
PM10: 7.4 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 141.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.95 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.99 μg/m3
Ozone: 98 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:28 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 8 mins
Moonrise: 5:42 AM
Moon Transit: 12:15 AM
Moonset: 7:00 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
11:45 AM - 2:15 PM

Minor Periods

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
5:12 AM - 6:42 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Friday, April 17, 2026

Weather Forecast

Partly Cloudy
70°F
60.6°F
65.4°F
82%
0 in
0%
0%
17.7 mph
1.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.59 μg/m3
PM10: 7.77 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 152.57 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.18 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.04 μg/m3
Ozone: 100.24 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:27 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 10 mins
Moonrise: 6:13 AM
Moon Transit: 1:07 PM
Moonset: 8:14 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 4.1%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:10 AM - 4:40 AM
12:37 AM - 3:07 PM

Minor Periods

7:44 PM - 9:14 PM
5:43 AM - 7:13 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Weather Forecast

Cloudy
63.7°F
56.8°F
61.4°F
87%
0 in
0%
0%
15.7 mph
2.2


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.35 μg/m3
PM10: 10.11 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 153.73 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.45 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.18 μg/m3
Ozone: 99.84 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:26 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:38 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 12 mins
Moonrise: 6:48 AM
Moon Transit: 2:03 PM
Moonset: 9:30 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:05 AM - 5:35 AM
1:33 PM - 4:03 PM

Minor Periods

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
6:18 AM - 7:48 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
69.6°F
49.3°F
60.9°F
87%
0.16 in
82%
0%
25.9 mph
1.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.86 μg/m3
PM10: 10.5 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 140.63 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 1.84 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.62 μg/m3
Ozone: 101.24 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:24 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 15 mins
Moonrise: 7:30 AM
Moon Transit: 3:04 PM
Moonset: 10:47 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 4.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

4:04 AM - 6:34 AM
2:34 PM - 5:04 PM

Minor Periods

10:17 PM - 11:47 PM
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Monday, April 20, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
53.3°F
48°F
50.2°F
58%
0 in
0%
0%
21 mph
0.1


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.38 μg/m3
PM10: 7.21 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 168.06 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.17 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 3.07 μg/m3
Ozone: 102.38 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:23 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 7:40 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 17 mins
Moonrise: 8:22 AM
Moon Transit: 4:08 PM
Moonset: 11:59 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

5:07 AM - 7:37 AM
3:38 PM - 6:08 PM

Minor Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
7:52 AM - 9:22 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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