Whale Branch entrance Tides Today
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Whale Branch entrance runs a mean tidal range of about 7.2 ft. This month the highest water, 9.4 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 | 2:03 AM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:06 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:33 PM | 8.6 ft |
| Low tide | 8:54 PM | 1.0 ft |
Today on the water at Whale Branch entrance
Today at Whale Branch entrance: high tide at 2:03 AM (7.3 ft) and 2:33 PM (8.6 ft), low tide at 8:06 AM (0.4 ft) and 8:54 PM (1.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny with NE winds 8 to 17 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 6:34 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny | NE 8 to 17 mph | 76°F |
| Tonight | Mostly Cloudy | NE 17 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Whale Branch entrance is
Whale Branch entrance sits at 32.5250° N, 80.6750° W on the Carolina and Georgia coast on the South Atlantic Bight, about 1 mi northeast of Beaufort, 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 City of Beaufort SC (a Hohonu community gauge), 6.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 17 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Beaufort, Marine Corps Air Station, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 2.7 mi away.
The tide at Whale Branch entrance
Whale Branch 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. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance, station 8670870. High tide comes about 87 min later and low tide about 80 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.06 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8667491. 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 Whale Branch entrance
- Air Station Beaufort, McCalleys creek: 1.7 mi, tides about 14 min earlier
- Marine Corps Air Station, Brickyard Creek: 4.3 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Sams Point, Lucy Point Creek: 5.2 mi, tides about 34 min earlier
- Beaufort: 6.6 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
- Fields Point: 7.7 mi, tides about 36 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Whale Branch entrance 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 Whale Branch 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 Whale Branch 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 🌖 | 5:02–7:02 AM 5:27–7:27 PM | 10:42–12:42 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 | 1:03–3:03 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 2:55–4:55 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 3:52–5:52 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8667491. 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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