Charleston Tides Today
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Charleston runs a mean tidal range of about 5.5 ft. This month the highest water, 9.4 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 12:44 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 7:39 AM | 7.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:34 PM | 2.8 ft |
| High tide | 7:19 PM | 6.4 ft |
Today on the water at Charleston
Today at Charleston: high tide at 7:39 AM (7.0 ft) and 7:19 PM (6.4 ft), low tide at 12:44 AM (0.6 ft) and 1:34 PM (2.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with W winds 5 mph, 58°F. Sunrise is at 6:53 AM and sunset at 5:07 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Cloudy | SE 5 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | W 5 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Charleston is
Charleston sits at 43.3450° N, 124.3220° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, at Barview, OR, in Coos County. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1964. The nearest weather station is Charleston, a tide-station weather package reporting wind and water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Charleston
Charleston has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 7.6 ft, and 5.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Outer-coast tides in Washington and Oregon are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with ranges of 6 to 10 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Charleston about 7.9 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: 11.2 ft on Jan 26, 1983.
- Lowest on record: -3.1 ft on May 18, 2003.
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 Charleston from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.6 ft above it and mean sea level 4.1 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. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9432780, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1964. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Charleston
- Sitka Dock, Coos Bay: 2.5 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Empire: 3.9 mi, tides about 44 min later
- Coos Bay: 5.9 mi, tides about 87 min later
- Rink Creek Entrance, Coquille River: 14.7 mi, tides about 153 min later
- Bandon, Coquille River: 16.2 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Charleston this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Charleston this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Charleston, 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 🌗 | 6:50–8:50 AM 7:15–9:15 PM | 11:51–1:51 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 1:06–3:06 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:23–10:23 AM 8:48–10:48 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:08–11:08 AM 9:33–11:33 PM | 3:28–5:28 AM 2:36–4:36 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:53–11:53 AM 10:18–12:18 AM | 4:38–6:38 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:39–12:39 PM 11:04–1:04 AM | 5:47–7:47 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:27–1:27 PM 11:52–1:52 AM | 6:54–8:54 AM 3:55–5:55 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9432780. 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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