Pennys Creek, west entrance Tides Today
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Pennys Creek, west entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 5.0 ft. This month the highest water, 7.1 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 | 1:48 AM | 5.4 ft |
| Low tide | 7:44 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 2:21 PM | 6.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:46 PM | 1.2 ft |
Today on the water at Pennys Creek, west entrance
Today at Pennys Creek, west entrance: high tide at 1:48 AM (5.4 ft) and 2:21 PM (6.5 ft), low tide at 7:44 AM (0.5 ft) and 8:46 PM (1.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 6 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 6 to 16 mph | 75°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 10 to 16 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Pennys Creek, west entrance is
Pennys Creek, west entrance sits at 32.7683° N, 80.0700° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Charleston, SC, in Charleston 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), 8.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 81 min later than there.
The tide at Pennys Creek, west entrance
Pennys Creek, west entrance 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 5.9 ft, and 5.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 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 Pennys Creek, west entrance about 1.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), station 8665530. High tide comes about 83 min later and low tide about 80 min later than there.
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 Pennys Creek, west entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 5.9 ft above it and mean sea level 3.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Elliott Cut Entrance, Stono River, Sc gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8665599, established 1974, gauge removed 1974. 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 Pennys Creek, west entrance
- Sandblasters, Pennys Creek: 0.4 mi, tides at about the same time
- Limehouse Bridge: 2.4 mi, tides about 17 min later
- I-526 bridge: 5.5 mi, tides about 56 min earlier
- Wappoo Creek, highway bridge: 5.6 mi, tides about 59 min earlier
- Drayton, Bee's Ferry: 5.6 mi, tides about 42 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Pennys Creek, west entrance 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 Pennys Creek, west entrance 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 Pennys Creek, west entrance, 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 🌗 | 6:00–8:00 AM 6:25–8:25 PM | — 1:12–3:12 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:55–8:55 AM 7:20–9:20 PM | 11:51–1:51 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:47–9:47 AM 8:12–10:12 PM | 1:00–3:00 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:35–10:35 AM 9:00–11:00 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 8665599. 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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