Bucksport Tides Today
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Bucksport runs a mean tidal range of about 2.1 ft. This month the highest water, 3.0 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 13, and the lowest, 0.3 ft, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 4:12 AM | 2.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:52 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 5:17 PM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 11:52 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Bucksport
Today at Bucksport: high tide at 4:12 AM (2.4 ft) and 5:17 PM (2.6 ft), low tide at 10:52 AM (0.4 ft) and 11:52 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 6 to 10 mph, 72°F. Sunrise is at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 6 to 10 mph | 72°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 7 mph | 53°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bucksport is
Bucksport sits at 33.6467° N, 79.0950° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Bucksport, SC, in Horry County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1974 until 1992, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Springmaid Pier, Myrtle beach (NOAA 8661070), 10.2 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 282 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Myrtle Beach International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 9.9 mi away.
The tide at Bucksport
Bucksport has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.5 ft, and 2.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Lowcountry tides are semidiurnal, two highs and two lows a day of near equal size, and the range grows toward Georgia, where 6 to 9 ft is normal.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bucksport about 4.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 6.0 ft on Mar 27, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -2.5 ft on Mar 17, 1983.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Bucksport from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.4 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.5 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Charleston, SC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661139, established 1974, gauge removed 1992. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bucksport
- Bull Creek entrance: 3.5 mi, tides about 15 min earlier
- Yauhannah Bridge: 3.6 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River: 6.0 mi, tides about 58 min earlier
- Garden City Bridge, Main Creek: 7.1 mi, tides about 185 min earlier
- Garden City Pier (ocean): 7.5 mi, tides about 280 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Bucksport this month: Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Bucksport, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 4:55–6:55 AM 5:20–7:20 PM | 10:32–12:32 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:56–7:56 AM 6:21–8:21 PM | — 1:10–3:10 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:51–8:51 AM 7:16–9:16 PM | 11:45–1:45 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 2:02–4:02 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:16–11:16 AM 9:41–11:41 PM | 3:07–5:07 AM 3:17–5:17 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:01–12:01 PM 10:26–12:26 AM | 4:10–6:10 AM 3:45–5:45 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661139. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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