Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) Tides Today
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Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) runs a mean tidal range of about 4.8 ft. This month the highest water, 6.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 10, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 12:01 AM | 4.5 ft |
| Low tide | 5:55 AM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 12:30 PM | 5.7 ft |
| Low tide | 7:03 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Pawleys Island Pier (ocean)
Today at Pawleys Island Pier (ocean): high tide at 12:01 AM (4.5 ft) and 12:30 PM (5.7 ft), low tide at 5:55 AM (-0.1 ft) and 7:03 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 12 to 17 mph, 68°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 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 12 to 17 mph | 68°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 16 mph | 58°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) is
Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) sits at 33.4317° N, 79.1167° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Pawleys Island, SC. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 1977, 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), 4.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 95 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, 7.1 mi away.
The tide at Pawleys Island Pier (ocean)
Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) 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 Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) 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: 7.1 ft on Dec 2, 1975.
- Lowest on record: -3.3 ft on Mar 17, 1976.
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 Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) 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 8662006, established 1975, gauge removed 1977. 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 Pawleys Island Pier (ocean)
- Bennet's Dock, Pawleys Island Creek: 0.6 mi, tides about 70 min later
- Midway Inlet North, Pawleys Island: 1.2 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Ward's Dock, Pawleys Inlet: 1.7 mi, tides about 65 min later
- Hagley Landing: 3.8 mi, tides about 170 min later
- Oyster Landing (N. Inlet Estuary): 6.8 mi, tides about 65 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) this month: Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 24, 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.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Pawleys Island Pier (ocean) this month: Oct 1, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Pawleys Island Pier (ocean), 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 | 10:33–12:33 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:56–7:56 AM 6:21–8:21 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 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 2:03–4:03 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 8662006. 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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