Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island Tides Today
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Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island runs a mean tidal range of about 7.0 ft. This month the highest water, 9.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:10 AM | 7.2 ft |
| Low tide | 7:09 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:40 PM | 8.5 ft |
| Low tide | 7:57 PM | 1.1 ft |
Today on the water at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island
Today at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island: high tide at 1:10 AM (7.2 ft) and 1:40 PM (8.5 ft), low tide at 7:09 AM (0.5 ft) and 7:57 PM (1.1 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: Rip Current Statement. Sunrise is at 7:38 AM and sunset at 6:35 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 7 to 20 mph | 76°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 13 to 20 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island is
Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island sits at 32.2233° N, 80.7717° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Hilton Head Island, SC, in Beaufort 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 Hilton Head, SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 3.4 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock.
The tide at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island
Skull Creek, south 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 7.9 ft, and 7.3 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, south entrance, Hilton Head Island 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.
- Highest water on record: 10.7 ft on Sep 4, 1979.
- Lowest on record: -3.6 ft on Apr 27, 1979.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance, station 8670870. High tide comes about 34 min later and low tide about 23 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.05 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 fixes MLLW at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.9 ft above it and mean sea level 4.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 4.4 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 Charleston, SC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8669133, established 1978, gauge removed 1979. 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 Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island
- Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island: 2.9 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Brighton Beach. May River: 4.4 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Bluffton: 5.3 mi, tides about 20 min later
- Port Royal Plantation, Hilton Head Island: 6.0 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
- Colleton River Entrance: 6.9 mi, tides about 14 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island this month: Oct 10, 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, south entrance, Hilton Head Island 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 Skull Creek, south 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 | 11:55–1:55 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:50–9:50 AM 8:15–10:15 PM | 1:04–3:04 AM 2:26–4:26 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 8669133. 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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