Oaks Creek, upper end Tides Today
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Oaks Creek, upper end runs a mean tidal range of about 3.9 ft. This month the highest water, 5.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:08 AM | 4.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:44 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:47 PM | 5.1 ft |
| Low tide | 8:39 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Oaks Creek, upper end
Today at Oaks Creek, upper end: high tide at 1:08 AM (4.0 ft) and 1:47 PM (5.1 ft), low tide at 7:44 AM (0.2 ft) and 8:39 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 10 to 16 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 | Mostly Sunny | NE 10 to 16 mph | 70°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 15 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Oaks Creek, upper end is
Oaks Creek, upper end sits at 33.5117° N, 79.0683° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 1 mi south of Murrells Inlet, SC, in Georgetown County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1974 until 1976, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is DeBordieu Colony, SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 10.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 4 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Oyster Landing, North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 13.2 mi away.
The tide at Oaks Creek, upper end
Oaks Creek, upper end 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 5.0 ft, and 4.3 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 Oaks Creek, upper end about 1.1 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 Oaks Creek, upper end from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.0 ft above it and mean sea level 2.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.7 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 Smith'S Dock, Murrells Inlet, Sc gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661684, established 1974, gauge removed 1976. 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 Oaks Creek, upper end
- Allston Creek: 1.6 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Smith's Dock: 2.7 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Divine's Dock: 3.1 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River: 3.5 mi, tides about 133 min later
- Midway Inlet North, Pawleys Island: 5.0 mi, tides about 62 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Oaks Creek, upper end this month: Oct 1, 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 Oaks Creek, upper end 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 Oaks Creek, upper end, 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 12:25–2:25 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 | 11:45–1:45 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 3:45–5:45 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661684. 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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