Old Rice Mill, West Branch Tides Today
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Old Rice Mill, West Branch runs a mean tidal range of about 1.8 ft. This month the highest water, 3.6 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:21 AM | 2.8 ft |
| Low tide | 9:15 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 3:54 PM | 3.3 ft |
| Low tide | 10:17 PM | 1.4 ft |
Today on the water at Old Rice Mill, West Branch
Today at Old Rice Mill, West Branch: high tide at 3:21 AM (2.8 ft) and 3:54 PM (3.3 ft), low tide at 9:15 AM (0.6 ft) and 10:17 PM (1.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 3 to 10 mph, 75°F. Sunrise is at 7:36 AM and sunset at 6:30 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 3 to 10 mph | 75°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 8 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Old Rice Mill, West Branch is
Old Rice Mill, West Branch sits at 33.0783° N, 79.9250° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 2 mi southeast of Pimlico, SC, in Berkeley 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 Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) (NOAA 8665530), 20.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 173 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Moncks Corner Berkeley County, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 9.8 mi away.
The tide at Old Rice Mill, West Branch
Old Rice Mill, West Branch 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), station 8665530. High tide comes about 176 min later and low tide about 171 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.53 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8663631. 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 Old Rice Mill, West Branch
- Pimlico, West Branch: 2.0 mi, tides about 42 min later
- Blessing Plantation, East Branch: 3.1 mi, tides about 28 min later
- Richmond Plantation, East Branch: 4.1 mi, tides about 50 min later
- General Dynamics Pier: 4.8 mi, tides about 80 min earlier
- Yeamans Hall, Goose Creek: 11.2 mi, tides about 65 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Old Rice Mill, West Branch 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 Old Rice Mill, West Branch 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 Old Rice Mill, West Branch, 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 | 10:37–12:37 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 | 11:49–1:49 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:46–9:46 AM 8:11–10:11 PM | 12:59–2:59 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:34–10:34 AM 8:59–10:59 PM | 2:06–4:06 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:20–11:20 AM 9:45–11:45 PM | 3:10–5:10 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 3:48–5:48 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8663631. 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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