Capers Creek, South Capers Island Tides Today
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Capers Creek, South Capers Island runs a mean tidal range of about 4.7 ft. This month the highest water, 6.4 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:26 AM | 4.8 ft |
| Low tide | 6:10 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:01 PM | 5.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:12 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Capers Creek, South Capers Island
Today at Capers Creek, South Capers Island: high tide at 12:26 AM (4.8 ft) and 1:01 PM (5.9 ft), low tide at 6:10 AM (0.2 ft) and 7:12 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 7 to 20 mph, 72°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 7:35 AM and sunset at 6:29 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 7 to 20 mph | 72°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 to 18 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Capers Creek, South Capers Island is
Capers Creek, South Capers Island sits at 32.8567° N, 79.7067° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 1 mi east of Mount Pleasant, SC, in Charleston County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 2008, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Isle of Palms, SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 4.7 mi away. The nearest weather station is Mount Pleasant Regional-Faison Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 5.3 mi away.
The tide at Capers Creek, South Capers Island
Capers Creek, South Capers Island 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 5.3 ft, and 4.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.4 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 Capers Creek, South Capers Island about 0.4 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: 7.5 ft on Oct 9, 2006.
- Lowest on record: -2.4 ft on Mar 17, 1976.
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 Capers Creek, South Capers Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.3 ft above it and mean sea level 2.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Charleston, SC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8664941, established 1975, gauge removed 2008. 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 Capers Creek, South Capers Island
- North Dewees Island, Capers Inlet: 0.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- South Dewees Island, Dewees Inlet: 2.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Woodville: 4.6 mi, tides about 112 min later
- Big Paradise Island: 4.6 mi, tides about 75 min later
- Hamlin Sound: 5.1 mi, tides about 7 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Capers Creek, South Capers Island this month: Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Capers Creek, South Capers Island this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Capers Creek, South Capers Island, 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 🌖 | 4:58–6:58 AM 5:23–7:23 PM | 10:37–12:37 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:58–7:58 AM 6:23–8:23 PM | — 1:11–3:11 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:54–8:54 AM 7:19–9:19 PM | 11:49–1:49 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:45–9:45 AM 8:10–10:10 PM | 12:59–2:59 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:33–10:33 AM 8:58–10:58 PM | 2:05–4:05 AM 2:51–4:51 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:19–11:19 AM 9:44–11:44 PM | 3:10–5:10 AM 3:20–5:20 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:04–12:04 PM 10:29–12:29 AM | 4:12–6:12 AM 3:48–5:48 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8664941. 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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