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Southeast

Lobeco

Whale Branch · South Carolina · NOAA station 8667411 · Tide predictions

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

32.5733, -80.7450

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 9.9 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 11:16 AM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.7 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 3:50 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 10.9 ft on Sat Jan 23

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Sun Jan 245:13 PM-1.3 ft
Sat Jan 234:26 PM-1.3 ft
Sun Feb 214:02 PM-1.3 ft
Mon Feb 224:46 PM-1.3 ft
Mon Jan 255:58 PM-1.2 ft
Sat Feb 203:15 PM-1.1 ft
Fri Jan 223:37 PM-1.1 ft
Tue Feb 235:29 PM-1.1 ft
Mon Jul 55:30 PM-1.0 ft
Tue Aug 35:15 PM-1.0 ft

230 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 Lobeco, Whale Branch from the Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance station: high tides about 1.11× the height, 100 min later; low tides about 0.95× the height, 88 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 range8.3 ft
Mean range7.8 ft
RegionSoutheast
NOAA chart11519
Station since1977