South Carolina
Charleston tides
Tide charts & times for Charleston, South Carolina · read from NOAA station CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) (#8665530)
South Carolina · NOAA station 8665530 · Tide predictions
32.7808, -79.9236
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48-hour outlook
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Drawn from the high/low predictions — NOAA publishes high/low only for this station.
The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2) buoy · 17 mi E · Station 41029
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Nearby tide stations
- South Ashley Bridge · 1.9 mi W
- Fort Johnson · 2.5 mi SE
- Shem Creek · 2.6 mi E
- James Island Creek, 1 mi. above ent. · 2.9 mi SW
- Wappoo Creek, highway bridge · 3.0 mi W
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 6.9 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:31 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.5 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:01 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 7.7 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Jan 23 | 2:44 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:31 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:18 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:03 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:17 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 1:54 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:32 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 3:45 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 3:40 PM | -0.8 ft |
| Sun Jul 4 | 2:44 PM | -0.8 ft |
238 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf) is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Georgia and the Carolinas run the biggest ranges on the Southeast coast — 7 to 10 ft through marsh creeks and barrier-island inlets that rearrange themselves with every storm.