Crystal Coast · NC
Beaufort
North Carolina's third-oldest town, where Blackbeard ran aground.
- Population
- 4,464 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- November 23, 1723
- Queen Anne's Revenge
- Aground June 1718
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- c. 1709
Settlers arrive. The town incorporates in 1723, the third-oldest in North Carolina after Bath and New Bern.
- 1718
In June, Blackbeard runs his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge aground near Beaufort Inlet.
- 1862
Federal troops take Beaufort in March and stay until 1877.
Now
Beaufort is the Carteret County seat, with the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the Old Burying Ground and the Duke University Marine Lab. The Rachel Carson Reserve lies across Taylor's Creek.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab, NC over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 3.4 ft
- Biggest swing
- 4.8 ft on Dec 25
- Smallest swing
- 2.0 ft on May 25
- Highest high
- 4.5 ft, Oct 1 at 9:15 AM
- Lowest low
- −1.0 ft, Jan 23 at 1:46 AM
9 tide stations around Beaufort
- Beaufort, Duke Marine Labin town
- Gallant Channel0.7 mi
- Beaufort, Taylor Creek1.2 mi
- Beaufort Inlet Channel Range1.4 mi
- Fort Macon, USCG Station1.7 mi
- Morehead City1.8 mi
- Lenoxville Point2.6 mi
- Morehead City Harbor2.7 mi
- Channel Marker Lt. 592.7 mi