Isle of Palms Pier Tides Today
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Isle of Palms Pier runs a mean tidal range of about 4.8 ft. This month the highest water, 6.5 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 | 12:00 AM | 4.9 ft |
| Low tide | 5:56 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:33 PM | 6.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:58 PM | 0.8 ft |
Today on the water at Isle of Palms Pier
Today at Isle of Palms Pier: high tide at 12:00 AM (4.9 ft) and 12:33 PM (6.0 ft), low tide at 5:56 AM (0.3 ft) and 6:58 PM (0.8 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 12 to 25 mph, 71°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: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:35 AM and sunset at 6:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 12 to 25 mph | 71°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 21 to 25 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Isle of Palms Pier is
Isle of Palms Pier sits at 32.7833° N, 79.7850° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Isle of Palms, SC. 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), 2.1 mi away. The nearest weather station is Mount Pleasant Regional-Faison Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.9 mi away.
The tide at Isle of Palms Pier
Isle of Palms Pier 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 5.5 ft, and 4.9 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 Isle of Palms Pier 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: 11.4 ft on May 14, 1976.
- Lowest on record: -2.8 ft on Jan 1, 1976.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), station 8665530. High tide comes about 25 min earlier and low tide about 28 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.95 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 fixes MLLW at Isle of Palms Pier from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.5 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 8665494, established 1975, gauge removed 1976. 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 Isle of Palms Pier
- Hamlin Creek, Isle of Palms: 0.5 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Breach Inlet, Isle of Palms: 1.6 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Hamlin Sound: 3.0 mi, tides about 26 min later
- The Cove, Fort Moultrie: 4.4 mi, tides about 21 min later
- South Dewees Island, Dewees Inlet: 4.8 mi, tides about 17 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Isle of Palms Pier 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 Isle of Palms Pier 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 Isle of Palms Pier, 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 12:25–2:25 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 8665494. 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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