I-526 bridge Tides Today
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I-526 bridge runs a mean tidal range of about 5.4 ft. This month the highest water, 7.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 26, and the lowest, 0.0 ft, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 12:45 AM | 5.5 ft |
| Low tide | 6:52 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:32 PM | 6.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:53 PM | 1.1 ft |
Today on the water at I-526 bridge
Today at I-526 bridge: high tide at 12:45 AM (5.5 ft) and 1:32 PM (6.5 ft), low tide at 6:52 AM (0.5 ft) and 7:53 PM (1.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 5 to 16 mph, 75°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 7:36 AM and sunset at 6:31 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 5 to 16 mph | 75°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 9 to 15 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where I-526 bridge is
I-526 bridge sits at 32.8367° N, 80.0217° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at North Charleston, SC, in Charleston County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1999 until 2000, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) (NOAA 8665530), 6.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 26 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Charleston, Charleston Air Force Base, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 4.4 mi away.
The tide at I-526 bridge
I-526 bridge 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 6.2 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 0.3 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 I-526 bridge about 0.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 I-526 bridge from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.2 ft above it and mean sea level 3.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Charleston, SC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8665099, established 1999, gauge removed 2000. 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 I-526 bridge
- Drayton, Bee's Ferry: 1.9 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Cosgrove Bridge: 2.0 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Duck Island: 3.2 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Magnolia Gardens: 4.5 mi, tides about 32 min later
- Sandblasters, Pennys Creek: 5.2 mi, tides about 58 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at I-526 bridge this month: Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for I-526 bridge, 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 🌖 | 4:59–6:59 AM 5:24–7:24 PM | 10:38–12:38 AM 12:27–2:27 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:59–7:59 AM 6:24–8:24 PM | — 1:12–3:12 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:55–8:55 AM 7:20–9:20 PM | 11:50–1:50 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:46–9:46 AM 8:11–10:11 PM | 1:00–3:00 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:34–10:34 AM 8:59–10:59 PM | 2:07–4:07 AM 2:53–4:53 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:20–11:20 AM 9:45–11:45 PM | 3:11–5:11 AM 3:21–5:21 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:05–12:05 PM 10:30–12:30 AM | 4:13–6:13 AM 3:49–5:49 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8665099. 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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