Five Fathom Creek entrance tide times

Five Fathom Creek, Bull Bay, SCFive Fathom Creek, Bull BayNOAA 8664099Friday, October 16 · EDTFri Oct 16Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Five Fathom Creek entrance the next low tide is at 6:50 PM (1.6 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 6:31 AM.

Estimated now
2.0 ft ↓
Falling 0.6 ft per hour
Next low
6:50 PM
In 1 h 29 min · 1.6 ft
Next high
12:38 AM
In 7 h 17 min · 4.5 ft
Tide range today
4.0 ft
Neap tides Monday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

Estimated curve between high and low timesNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ft4 ftNOW 5:215:45 AMLow · 1.3 ft12:28 PMHigh · 5.2 ft6:50 PMLow · 1.6 ft
Tide chart for Five Fathom Creek entrance, today. Low 1.3 ft at 5:45 AM, high 5.2 ft at 12:28 PM, low 1.6 ft at 6:50 PM.

Heights and times are estimated from Charleston, Cooper River Entrance using NOAA offsets. Only the high and low points are official; the curve between them is drawn by us.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low5:45 AM1.3 ft
  • High12:28 PM5.2 ft
  • Low6:50 PM1.6 ft
Tide times for Five Fathom Creek entrance
TideTimeHeight
Low5:45 AM1.3 ft
High12:28 PM5.2 ft
Low6:50 PM1.6 ft
Sunrise
7:24 AM
First light 6:59
Sunset
6:45 PM
Last light 7:10
Moon
32%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
4.0 ft
Mean 4.6 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 7:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 12:28 PM high. Second window 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Thursday at 11:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Sat 9:00 to 11:00 AM
    Earlier today: 8:00 to 10:00 AM

    Today's best window (8:00 to 10:00 AM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 5:00 to 7:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 5:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayFri 16L5:45a1.3H12:28p5.2L6:50p1.64.0
SatOct 17H12:38a4.5L6:31a1.4H1:19p5.1L7:41p1.73.7
SunOct 18H1:31a4.4L7:25a1.5H2:13p5.0L8:34p1.73.5
MonOct 19H2:26a4.4L8:24a1.5H3:06p5.0L9:26p1.63.5
TueOct 20H3:21a4.5L9:24a1.4H3:59p5.1L10:15p1.43.7
WedOct 21H4:16a4.7L10:23a1.3H4:50p5.2L11:02p1.14.1
ThuOct 22H5:09a5.0L11:19a1.1H5:39p5.3L11:47p0.84.5

Neap tides Monday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8664099.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA subordinate, from Charleston, Cooper River Entrance
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
33.000° N, 79.497° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8664099

About the tides at Five Fathom Creek entrance

Five Fathom Creek entrance has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows of similar height each day, about 12 hours and 25 minutes apart. The pattern follows the reference station at Charleston, Cooper River Entrance. The average range is about 4.6 ft. Spring tides add a little more at both ends. The next spring tides peak on October 28, with a range of 6.5 ft. Neap tides follow on Monday, when the range shrinks to 3.5 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 6.4 ft on October 1, and the lowest is −1.4 ft on January 23.

Five Fathom Creek entrance is a subordinate station. NOAA predicts its tides by adjusting Charleston, Cooper River Entrance: highs come about 6 min and lows about 7 min earlier than there. The nearest other station is Harbor River entrance, 3 mi away, where high tide comes about 9 min later.

Predictions are based on Charleston, Cooper River Entrance.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.