Cedar Island, North Santee Bay Tides Today
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Cedar Island, North Santee Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.5 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:22 AM | 4.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:41 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:55 PM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 7:43 PM | 0.8 ft |
Today on the water at Cedar Island, North Santee Bay
Today at Cedar Island, North Santee Bay: high tide at 12:22 AM (4.2 ft) and 12:55 PM (5.1 ft), low tide at 6:41 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:43 PM (0.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 8 to 18 mph, 70°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:27 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 8 to 18 mph | 70°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 17 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cedar Island, North Santee Bay is
Cedar Island, North Santee Bay sits at 33.1400° N, 79.2450° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 12 mi south of Georgetown, SC, in Georgetown County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Oyster Landing (N Inlet Estuary), SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 14.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 49 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Georgetown County Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 12.6 mi away.
The tide at Cedar Island, North Santee Bay
Cedar Island, North Santee Bay 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), station 8665530. High tide comes about 3 min earlier and low tide about 17 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.80 times the reference.
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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8663261. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cedar Island, North Santee Bay
- Casino Creek, ICWW: 8.9 mi, tides about 39 min later
- Cape Romain: 9.9 mi, tides about 27 min earlier
- McClellanville, Jeremy Creek: 13.2 mi, tides about 20 min later
- Clambank Creek, Goat Island, North Inlet: 13.7 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Oyster Landing (N. Inlet Estuary): 15.0 mi, tides about 34 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cedar Island, North Santee Bay this month: Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, 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 Cedar Island, North Santee Bay this month: Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Cedar Island, North Santee Bay, 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 🌖 | 4:56–6:56 AM 5:21–7:21 PM | 10:34–12:34 AM 12:24–2:24 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:56–7:56 AM 6:21–8:21 PM | — 1:09–3:09 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:52–8:52 AM 7:17–9:17 PM | 11:46–1:46 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 12:56–2:56 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 2:03–4:03 AM 2:50–4:50 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 3:08–5:08 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:02–12:02 PM 10:27–12:27 AM | 4:10–6:10 AM 3:46–5:46 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8663261. 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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