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Charleston, SC tide times

Name: Charleston, SC tide data — high & low extrema, next 7 days
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Charleston, SC tide forecast — heights relative to MLLW.

32.78°N · 79.93°W

Updated Sun 26 Jul

Datum MLLW

Tide rising

1.34m

Next high in 4h 26m

Next high

06:09

1.34 m · in 4h 26m

Next low

12:12

0.16 m · in 10h 29m

Tide · next 12 h0.16 m → 1.34 m

Today

Today's tide times for Charleston, SC

Tide times at Charleston, SC on Sunday, 26 July 2026: first low tide at 12:28am, first high tide at 06:09am, second low tide at 12:12pm, second high tide at 06:54pm. Sunrise 06:29am, sunset 08:23pm.

Tide curve

Tide chart for Charleston, SC

24-hour cosine-interpolated curve around the present moment. Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8665530.

Tide MSL (m)H 06:09 · 1.34 m L 12:12 · 0.16 m

Today's conditions

Sun, moon and conditions on Sun 26 Jul

Snapshot at build time — refreshes daily. Sea state from NOAA harmonic predictions.

Sunrise

06:29

Day -11h -7m

Sunset

20:23

Local America/New York

Moon

91%

Waxing gibbous

Wind

—

Swell

—

no period data

Water

—

no data

7-day outlook

Highs and lows next 7 days

Every predicted high and low for the next week, with the daily tidal coefficient (0–120; higher = bigger swing, > 95 means stronger currents).

Day	Type	Time	Height	Coef.
Sat 25 Jul	H	06:09	1.34 m	79
	L	12:12	0.16 m
	H	18:54	1.71 m
Sun 26 Jul	L	01:13	0.22 m	82
	H	06:57	1.37 m
	L	12:58	0.14 m
	H	19:37	1.74 m
Mon 27 Jul	L	01:56	0.19 m	84
	H	07:41	1.40 m
	L	13:41	0.11 m
	H	20:17	1.75 m
Tue 28 Jul	L	02:35	0.16 m	84
	H	08:23	1.42 m
	L	14:23	0.10 m
	H	20:55	1.75 m
Wed 29 Jul	L	03:12	0.13 m	84
	H	09:03	1.45 m
	L	15:04	0.10 m
	H	21:31	1.74 m
Thu 30 Jul	L	03:48	0.10 m	82
	H	09:41	1.48 m
	L	15:45	0.10 m
	H	22:04	1.71 m
Fri 31 Jul	L	04:23	0.08 m	82
	H	10:18	1.52 m
	L	16:27	0.12 m
	H	22:37	1.68 m

Coastline

Other spots nearby

The three closest curated TideTurtle locations to Charleston, SC, measured by great-circle distance.

47.5 km · South Carolina

0.4 m30.8°C1.0 m/s

Fishing & activity windows

Today's solunar windows

Solunar tradition: major periods are the ≈3h windows around moon transit and opposition; minor are ≈2h around moonrise and moonset. Pair with the local tide stage and wind for the best read.

Major (≈3h)

●21:09—00:09

●09:35—12:35

Minor (≈2h)

●02:28—04:28

●17:40—19:40

Spring and neap cycle

Cycle dates near Charleston, SC

Next spring tide on Wed 29 Jul (range 1.7m / 5.4ft). Next neap on Mon 27 Jul.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Editorial

About tides at Charleston, SC

A short guide to the coastline at Charleston, SC — geography, sea state, and what the tide is actually doing under your feet.

Charleston Harbor opens to the Atlantic between Sullivan's Island and Morris Island, with the Cooper and Ashley rivers feeding the inner harbour. 7 metres — a textbook semidiurnal pattern, two highs and two lows of similar size each day. 4 metres.

The Battery, Shem Creek, and the marshes behind Folly Beach all swing through the full range, and the marsh creeks behind the barrier islands run hard on each ebb. For paddlers, anglers fishing the inlets, or families combing Folly's intertidal zone for shells, the timing and size of the low matters. Hurricane season — June through November — can stack water surge of 1–2 metres on top of predicted tides; that's when local emergency-management forecasts override harmonic predictions completely.

Predictions on this page come from NOAA CO-OPS station 8665530 in Charleston Harbor.

Common questions

Tide questions about Charleston, SC

Quick answers to the most common questions about tide times, range, and water access at Charleston, SC.

When is the next high tide at Charleston?

The hero block shows the next high tide at Charleston Harbor in local Eastern time. The 7-day table covers all daily extremes. For tropical-storm and hurricane surge potential, the National Hurricane Center and the Charleston NWS office are the authoritative real-time sources.

What's the typical tide range at Charleston?

Mean range is about 1.7 metres at Charleston Harbor — semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows of comparable size. Spring tides push to roughly 2.0 metres, neaps compress to about 1.4 metres. Wind setup from the southeast can lift water levels by 20–30 cm even in fair weather; tropical-storm surge can lift them several metres.

When are the best low tides for shell-hunting on Folly Beach?

The lowest tides cluster around new and full moons. Folly's intertidal zone widens noticeably on the lowest predicted tides — under 0.3 m above MLLW makes the wash zone walkable for an hour or so either side. The 7-day table flags each day's predicted low. Pair with sunrise from the sun/moon block above for first-light combing.

Where do these tide predictions come from?

NOAA CO-OPS station 8665530, Charleston Harbor. The station has a long historical record, and NOAA's harmonic predictions for it are very high accuracy under normal conditions — typically within a few minutes and a few centimetres of measured water level.

Is this safe to use for navigation?

No. Use NOAA's authoritative tide and chart products plus US Coast Guard notices for piloting in Charleston Harbor and the Intracoastal Waterway. Hurricane and tropical-storm surge can completely override predicted levels — emergency-management forecasts take precedence in those events.

30-day tide table — Charleston, SC

Heights relative to MLLW. Predictions: NOAA CO-OPS station 8665530 — heights relative to MLLW.

Day	Type	Time	Height
Sun 26 Jul	Low	00:28	0.3m / 0.8ft
	High	06:09	1.3m / 4.4ft
	Low	12:12	0.2m / 0.5ft
	High	18:54	1.7m / 5.6ft
Mon 27 Jul	Low	01:13	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	06:57	1.4m / 4.5ft
	Low	12:58	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	19:37	1.7m / 5.7ft
Tue 28 Jul	Low	01:56	0.2m / 0.6ft
	High	07:41	1.4m / 4.6ft
	Low	13:41	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	20:17	1.8m / 5.7ft
Wed 29 Jul	Low	02:35	0.2m / 0.5ft
	High	08:23	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	14:23	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	20:55	1.8m / 5.8ft
Thu 30 Jul	Low	03:12	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	09:03	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	15:04	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	21:31	1.7m / 5.7ft
Fri 31 Jul	Low	03:48	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	09:41	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	15:45	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	22:04	1.7m / 5.6ft
Sat 01 Aug	Low	04:23	0.1m / 0.3ft
	High	10:18	1.5m / 5.0ft
	Low	16:27	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	22:37	1.7m / 5.5ft
Sun 02 Aug	Low	04:59	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	10:57	1.6m / 5.1ft
	Low	17:12	0.2m / 0.5ft
	High	23:13	1.6m / 5.4ft
Mon 03 Aug	Low	05:38	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	11:40	1.6m / 5.3ft
	Low	18:01	0.2m / 0.7ft
	High	23:54	1.6m / 5.2ft
Tue 04 Aug	Low	06:21	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	12:29	1.7m / 5.5ft
	Low	18:56	0.2m / 0.8ft
Wed 05 Aug	High	00:43	1.5m / 5.0ft
	Low	07:11	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	13:25	1.7m / 5.6ft
	Low	20:00	0.3m / 0.9ft
Thu 06 Aug	High	01:40	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	08:07	0.0m / 0.1ft
	High	14:27	1.8m / 5.8ft
	Low	21:07	0.3m / 0.9ft
Fri 07 Aug	High	02:44	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	09:08	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	15:34	1.8m / 5.9ft
	Low	22:15	0.3m / 0.8ft
Sat 08 Aug	High	03:54	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	10:12	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	16:44	1.8m / 6.1ft
	Low	23:21	0.2m / 0.7ft
Sun 09 Aug	High	05:07	1.5m / 4.8ft
	Low	11:18	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	17:52	1.9m / 6.3ft
Mon 10 Aug	Low	00:23	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	06:15	1.5m / 5.0ft
	Low	12:21	-0.1m / -0.3ft
	High	18:54	2.0m / 6.5ft
Tue 11 Aug	Low	01:20	0.0m / 0.2ft
	High	07:17	1.6m / 5.2ft
	Low	13:20	-0.1m / -0.5ft
	High	19:49	2.0m / 6.6ft
Wed 12 Aug	Low	02:13	-0.0m / -0.1ft
	High	08:14	1.7m / 5.5ft
	Low	14:17	-0.2m / -0.5ft
	High	20:41	2.0m / 6.6ft
Thu 13 Aug	Low	03:02	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	09:08	1.7m / 5.7ft
	Low	15:11	-0.1m / -0.5ft
	High	21:30	2.0m / 6.4ft
Fri 14 Aug	Low	03:49	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	10:01	1.8m / 5.8ft
	Low	16:02	-0.1m / -0.3ft
	High	22:16	1.9m / 6.2ft
Sat 15 Aug	Low	04:33	-0.1m / -0.2ft
	High	10:51	1.8m / 5.8ft
	Low	16:52	0.0m / 0.0ft
	High	23:01	1.8m / 5.9ft
Sun 16 Aug	Low	05:15	-0.0m / -0.0ft
	High	11:40	1.8m / 5.8ft
	Low	17:41	0.1m / 0.4ft
	High	23:44	1.7m / 5.5ft
Mon 17 Aug	Low	05:56	0.1m / 0.2ft
	High	12:28	1.7m / 5.7ft
	Low	18:32	0.2m / 0.7ft
Tue 18 Aug	High	00:28	1.6m / 5.2ft
	Low	06:39	0.2m / 0.5ft
	High	13:16	1.7m / 5.6ft
	Low	19:26	0.3m / 1.0ft
Wed 19 Aug	High	01:14	1.5m / 4.9ft
	Low	07:24	0.2m / 0.8ft
	High	14:05	1.7m / 5.5ft
	Low	20:21	0.4m / 1.3ft
Thu 20 Aug	High	02:03	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	08:12	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	14:56	1.6m / 5.4ft
	Low	21:16	0.4m / 1.4ft
Fri 21 Aug	High	02:54	1.4m / 4.5ft
	Low	09:03	0.3m / 1.0ft
	High	15:48	1.6m / 5.4ft
	Low	22:11	0.4m / 1.4ft
Sat 22 Aug	High	03:48	1.4m / 4.5ft
	Low	09:56	0.3m / 1.1ft
	High	16:42	1.7m / 5.4ft
	Low	23:03	0.4m / 1.4ft
Sun 23 Aug	High	04:43	1.4m / 4.5ft
	Low	10:49	0.3m / 1.0ft
	High	17:35	1.7m / 5.5ft
	Low	23:53	0.4m / 1.2ft
Mon 24 Aug	High	05:38	1.4m / 4.7ft
	Low	11:41	0.3m / 0.9ft
	High	18:23	1.7m / 5.7ft