Corolla Tide Chart & Tide Times
Live tide predictions for Corolla, NC. Times reference the Duck NOAA primary gauge a few miles south. Useful for surf fishing, paddleboarding in the Currituck Sound, and timing the drive up to the Carova 4×4 beach.
About tides at Corolla
Corolla sits at the north end of the paved Outer Banks, just south of the Currituck County 4×4 beach area. Tide behavior here closely tracks Duck FRF Pier (the nearest NOAA primary) with a roughly 3.0 ft mean range. The Currituck Sound on the west side of the island has minimal astronomical tide — water level there is driven almost entirely by wind direction and pressure.
Reference station
Tide times here are predicted from the Duck FRF Pier (8651370) primary gauge with a local offset of -5 to -10 minutes (tides arrive at Corolla slightly before Duck). For the interactive tide chart with high/low markers, use the parent station page.
Best tides for surf fishing here
Corolla surf fishing peaks on the falling tide for puppy drum, sea mullet, and bluefish in the deeper sloughs. Pier fishing at the Currituck County Pier is best on the slack and first hour of the rising tide.
Beach driving and tides
The famous Carova wild-horse beach is just north of Corolla and is one of the few OBX beaches you can drive without a permit (visitor vehicles only — commercial vehicles need one). Time your drive for the falling tide because the soft sand between high-tide lines is where rentals get stuck. See our permits guide for the full breakdown.