Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River Tides Today
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Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River runs a mean tidal range of about 2.3 ft. This month the highest water, 3.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Oct 27, and the lowest, 0.2 ft, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:04 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 10:02 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 4:00 PM | 3.2 ft |
| Low tide | 10:52 PM | 0.7 ft |
Today on the water at Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River
Today at Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River: high tide at 3:04 AM (2.6 ft) and 4:00 PM (3.2 ft), low tide at 10:02 AM (0.4 ft) and 10:52 PM (0.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny with NE winds 7 to 12 mph, 72°F. Sunrise is at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:26 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny | NE 7 to 12 mph | 72°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 9 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River is
Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River sits at 33.5600° N, 79.0850° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, at Murrells Inlet, SC, in Georgetown County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1981 until 2023, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Springmaid Pier, Myrtle beach (NOAA 8661070), 11.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 225 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Springmaid Pier, SC, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 11.8 mi away.
The tide at Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River
Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River 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 2.7 ft, and 2.4 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 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 Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River about 3.7 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 Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.7 ft above it and mean sea level 1.5 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 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 Wilmington, NC gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8661493, established 1981, gauge removed 2023. 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 Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River
- Smith's Dock: 2.5 mi, tides about 146 min earlier
- Bull Creek entrance: 2.6 mi, tides about 43 min later
- Allston Creek: 2.7 mi, tides about 153 min earlier
- Divine's Dock: 3.5 mi, tides about 166 min earlier
- Garden City Bridge, Main Creek: 4.9 mi, tides about 128 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River this month: Oct 1, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Wachesaw Landing, Waccamaw River, 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 | 10:32–12:32 AM 12:25–2:25 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:55–7:55 AM 6:20–8:20 PM | — 1:10–3:10 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 | 2:02–4:02 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 8661493. 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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