Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms Tides Today
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Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms runs a mean tidal range of about 4.9 ft. This month the highest water, 6.7 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 | 12:31 AM | 5.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:12 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:04 PM | 6.1 ft |
| Low tide | 7:14 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms
Today at Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms: high tide at 12:31 AM (5.0 ft) and 1:04 PM (6.1 ft), low tide at 6:12 AM (0.4 ft) and 7:14 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 7 to 21 mph, 73°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 6:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 7 to 21 mph | 73°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 to 20 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms is
Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms sits at 32.7867° N, 79.7917° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Isle of Palms, SC, in Charleston 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 Isle of Palms, SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 2.2 mi away. The nearest weather station is Charleston, Cooper River Entrance, SC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 7.7 mi away.
The tide at Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms
Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms 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 Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms about 0.5 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: -3.3 ft on Dec 21, 1976.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), station 8665530. High tide comes about 6 min later and low tide about 12 min earlier than there.
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 Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.6 ft above it and mean sea level 2.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 3.1 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 8665387, established 1975, gauge removed 1977. 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 Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms
- Isle of Palms Pier: 0.5 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Breach Inlet, Isle of Palms: 1.4 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Hamlin Sound: 2.8 mi, tides at about the same time
- The Cove, Fort Moultrie: 4.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- South Dewees Island, Dewees Inlet: 5.0 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms 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 Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms 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 Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms, 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 12:26–2:26 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 | 2:06–4:06 AM 2:52–4:52 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 8665387. 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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