Know the Tide

Know the tide.

Southeast

Oaks Creek

0.5 mi. above entrance · South Carolina · NOAA station 8661609 · Tide predictions

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

33.5300, -79.0433

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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 5.9 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 9:29 AM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 2:34 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 6.7 ft on Sat Jan 23

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Sat Jan 233:22 PM-1.0 ft
Sun Jan 244:08 PM-1.0 ft
Sun Feb 212:56 PM-1.0 ft
Mon Feb 223:39 PM-1.0 ft
Fri Jan 222:33 PM-0.9 ft
Mon Jan 254:53 PM-0.9 ft
Sat Feb 202:11 PM-0.9 ft
Tue Feb 234:21 PM-0.8 ft
Mon Jul 54:14 PM-0.8 ft
Tue Aug 33:59 PM-0.8 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 Oaks Creek, 0.5 mi. above entrance from the Springmaid Pier, Myrtle beach station: high tides about 0.85× the height, 38 min later; low tides about 0.95× the height, 63 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 range4.8 ft
Mean range4.3 ft
RegionSoutheast
NOAA chart11535
Station since1974