Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island Tides Today
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Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island runs a mean tidal range of about 6.5 ft. This month the highest water, 8.9 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 27.
| High tide | 12:39 AM | 7.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:03 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 1:17 PM | 8.0 ft |
| Low tide | 7:49 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island
Today at Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island: high tide at 12:39 AM (7.0 ft) and 1:17 PM (8.0 ft), low tide at 7:03 AM (0.6 ft) and 7:49 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 7 to 20 mph, 76°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 7:38 AM and sunset at 6:34 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 7 to 20 mph | 76°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 to 18 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island is
Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island sits at 32.2667° N, 80.7367° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Hilton Head Island, SC. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1980 until 1997, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Marine Corp Recruit Depot Parris Island (a Hohonu community gauge), 6.0 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 18 min earlier than there.
The tide at Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island
Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island 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 7.4 ft, and 6.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a large 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 Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island about 0.8 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 Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.4 ft above it and mean sea level 3.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Fort Pulaski, GA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8668918, established 1980, gauge removed 1997. 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 Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island
- Colleton River Entrance: 5.0 mi, tides about 25 min later
- Port Royal Plantation, Hilton Head Island: 5.1 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island: 5.7 mi, tides about 7 min later
- Station Creek, west end: 5.8 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Fort Fremont: 6.0 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island this month: Oct 11, 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 Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island this month: Oct 27, Oct 28. 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 Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island, 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 🌖 | 5:02–7:02 AM 5:27–7:27 PM | 10:43–12:43 AM 12:28–2:28 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:02–8:02 AM 6:27–8:27 PM | — 1:14–3:14 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:58–8:58 AM 7:23–9:23 PM | 11:54–1:54 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:49–9:49 AM 8:14–10:14 PM | 1:04–3:04 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:37–10:37 AM 9:02–11:02 PM | 2:10–4:10 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:23–11:23 AM 9:48–11:48 PM | 3:14–5:14 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:08–12:08 PM 10:33–12:33 AM | 4:16–6:16 AM 3:53–5:53 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8668918. 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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