South Carolina
Hilton Head Island tides
Tide charts & times for Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · read from NOAA station Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island (#8668918)
north entrance, Hilton Head Island · South Carolina · NOAA station 8668918 · Tide predictions
32.2667, -80.7367
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Stations named for Hilton Head Island
- Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island · #8668918
- Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island · #8669133
- Port Royal Plantation, Hilton Head Island · #8669167
- Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island · #8669338
- Calibogue Cay, Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island · #8669464
- Braddock Point, Hilton Head Island · #8669625
This page reads the Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island station; the others serve nearby shores with the same name.
On the water nearby
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Nearby tide stations
- Pinckney Island, Mackay Creek, Chechessee River · 1.8 mi W
- Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island · 3.6 mi SW
- Colleton River Entrance · 5.0 mi NW
- Port Royal Plantation, Hilton Head Island · 5.1 mi SE
- Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island · 5.7 mi S
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 8.8 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:49 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.3 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:33 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 9.6 ft on Sat Jan 23
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jan 24 | 3:59 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Feb 22 | 3:33 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:10 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Sun Feb 21 | 2:45 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Mon Jan 25 | 4:47 PM | -1.0 ft |
| Tue Aug 3 | 4:00 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Tue Feb 23 | 4:18 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 4:17 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:18 PM | -0.9 ft |
| Sat Feb 20 | 1:57 PM | -0.8 ft |
161 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
Skull Creek, north entrance, Hilton Head Island 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.