Waccamaw River Entrance Tides Today
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Waccamaw River Entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 3.5 ft. This month the highest water, 4.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 1:42 AM | 3.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:26 AM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 2:17 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:31 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Waccamaw River Entrance
Today at Waccamaw River Entrance: high tide at 1:42 AM (3.6 ft) and 2:17 PM (4.3 ft), low tide at 8:26 AM (0.2 ft) and 9:31 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 6 to 14 mph, 70°F. Sunrise is at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:27 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 6 to 14 mph | 70°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 8 to 12 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Waccamaw River Entrance is
Waccamaw River Entrance sits at 33.3667° N, 79.2550° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 1 mi east of Georgetown, SC, in Georgetown County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1977 until 1978, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Georgetown, South Carolina (a Hohonu community gauge), 1.6 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Oyster Landing, North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 4.0 mi away.
The tide at Waccamaw River Entrance
Waccamaw River 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 4.0 ft, and 3.6 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 0.1 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 Waccamaw River Entrance about 1.7 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: 4.7 ft on Feb 9, 1978.
- Lowest on record: -3.3 ft on Feb 22, 1978.
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 Waccamaw River Entrance from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.0 ft above it and mean sea level 2.0 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.8 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 Winyah Bay, South Island Plantation, Sc gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8662931, established 1977, gauge removed 1978. 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 Waccamaw River Entrance
- Georgetown, Sampit River Ent.: 1.5 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Windsor Plantation, Black River: 3.3 mi, tides about 26 min later
- Oyster Landing (N. Inlet Estuary): 4.1 mi, tides about 60 min earlier
- Clambank Creek, Goat Island, North Inlet: 4.2 mi, tides about 81 min earlier
- Jacobs Wharf: 5.8 mi, tides about 37 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Waccamaw River Entrance this month: Oct 1, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Waccamaw River 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 🌖 | 4:56–6:56 AM 5:21–7:21 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 | — 1:10–3:10 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:52–8:52 AM 7:17–9:17 PM | 11:46–1:46 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 12:56–2:56 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 2:50–4:50 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 3:08–5:08 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:02–12:02 PM 10:27–12:27 AM | 4:11–6:11 AM 3:45–5:45 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8662931. 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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