Garden City Pier (ocean) Tides Today
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Garden City Pier (ocean) runs a mean tidal range of about 4.8 ft. This month the highest water, 6.8 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| Low tide | 5:54 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 12:27 PM | 6.1 ft |
| Low tide | 6:55 PM | 0.6 ft |
Today on the water at Garden City Pier (ocean)
Today at Garden City Pier (ocean): high tide at 12:27 PM (6.1 ft), low tide at 5:54 AM (0.4 ft) and 6:55 PM (0.6 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 10 to 15 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 6:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 10 to 15 mph | 70°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 14 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Garden City Pier (ocean) is
Garden City Pier (ocean) sits at 33.5750° N, 78.9967° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Garden City, SC. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1974 until 1977, 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), 7.1 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Springmaid Pier, SC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 7.3 mi away.
The tide at Garden City Pier (ocean)
Garden City Pier (ocean) 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 5.6 ft, and 5.0 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 Garden City Pier (ocean) about 12.4 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: 7.3 ft on Nov 21, 1976.
- Lowest on record: -3.5 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 Garden City Pier (ocean) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Charleston, SC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661437, established 1974, gauge removed 1977. 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 Garden City Pier (ocean)
- Garden City Bridge, Main Creek: 0.4 mi, tides about 95 min later
- Divine's Dock: 2.9 mi, tides about 57 min later
- Smith's Dock: 3.5 mi, tides about 76 min later
- Allston Creek: 4.4 mi, tides about 70 min later
- Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River: 5.2 mi, tides about 222 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Garden City Pier (ocean) this month: 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 Garden City Pier (ocean) this month: Oct 26, 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 Garden City Pier (ocean), 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 12:24–2:24 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:55–7:55 AM 6:20–8:20 PM | — 1:09–3:09 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:51–8:51 AM 7:16–9:16 PM | 11:44–1:44 AM 1:47–3:47 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:42–9:42 AM 8:07–10:07 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:30–10:30 AM 8:55–10:55 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 3:44–5:44 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661437. 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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