Know the Tide

Know the tide.

Southeast

Sheldon

Huspa Creek, Whale Branch · South Carolina · NOAA station 8667172 · Tide predictions

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

32.5833, -80.7833

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Fripp Nearshore, SC (FRP2) buoy · 30 mi SE · Station 41033
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2027 tide extremes for this station

Highest predicted high tide: 10.3 ft — Fri Oct 1 · 11:47 AM

Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Sat Jan 23 · 4:14 AM

Biggest single-day swing: 11.0 ft on Sat Jan 23

Best daytime minus tides of 2027
DateLow tideHeight
Sun Jan 245:37 PM-1.1 ft
Sat Jan 234:50 PM-1.1 ft
Sun Feb 214:26 PM-1.1 ft
Mon Feb 225:10 PM-1.0 ft
Mon Jan 256:22 PM-1.0 ft
Sat Feb 203:39 PM-0.9 ft
Fri Jan 224:01 PM-0.9 ft
Tue Feb 235:53 PM-0.9 ft
Mon Jul 55:54 PM-0.8 ft
Tue Aug 35:39 PM-0.8 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 Sheldon, Huspa Creek, Whale Branch from the Fort Pulaski, Savannah River Entrance station: high tides about 1.16× the height, 131 min later; low tides about 0.77× the height, 112 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 range8.7 ft
Mean range8.1 ft
RegionSoutheast
NOAA chart11519
Station since1979