Know the Tide

Know the tide.

Southeast

Dunn Sound

north end · South Carolina · NOAA station 8660147 · Tide predictions

· Eastern Time · Feet / MLLW (mean lower low water)

33.8600, -78.5800

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 6.4 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:16 AM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.2 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:11 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 7.0 ft on Sat Jan 23

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Sat Jan 232:59 PM-0.9 ft
Sun Jan 243:45 PM-0.9 ft
Sun Feb 212:33 PM-0.9 ft
Mon Feb 223:16 PM-0.9 ft
Fri Jan 222:10 PM-0.8 ft
Mon Jan 254:30 PM-0.8 ft
Sat Feb 201:48 PM-0.8 ft
Tue Feb 233:58 PM-0.7 ft
Mon Jul 53:51 PM-0.7 ft
Tue Aug 33:36 PM-0.7 ft

213 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

NOAA builds the predictions for Dunn Sound, north end from the Springmaid Pier, Myrtle beach station: high tides about 0.93× the height, 25 min later; low tides about 0.84× the height, 40 min later.

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.

Diurnal range5.2 ft
Mean range4.7 ft
RegionSoutheast
NOAA chart11535
Station since1974