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Halfmoon Reef

Tide station

NOAA station Halfmoon Reef, Halfmoon River in Chatham County, Georgia. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (EDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.

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Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Halfmoon Reef. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 19% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:27 AM and sunset is 6:52 PM. The tides are a low of 1.4 ft at 5:38 AM, a high of 7.1 ft at 11:59 AM, and a low of 1.8 ft at 6:17 PM. The low at 5:38 AM is 109 minutes before sunrise. The low at 6:17 PM is 35 minutes before sunset.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset is 6:51 PM. The tides are a high of 6.0 ft at 12:15 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 6:22 AM, a high of 6.8 ft at 12:48 PM, and a low of 2.2 ft at 7:08 PM. The low at 6:22 AM is 66 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:08 PM is 17 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, 83°F, wind 3 to 9 mph SW.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset is 6:49 PM. The tides are a high of 5.7 ft at 1:08 AM, a low of 2.1 ft at 7:14 AM, a high of 6.5 ft at 1:44 PM, and a low of 2.4 ft at 8:06 PM. The low at 7:14 AM is 14 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:06 PM is 77 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 72°F, wind 14 to 18 mph NW.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:29 AM and sunset is 6:48 PM. The tides are a high of 5.6 ft at 2:08 AM, a low of 2.2 ft at 8:16 AM, a high of 6.4 ft at 2:44 PM, and a low of 2.4 ft at 9:09 PM. The low at 8:16 AM is 47 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 67°F, wind 23 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:30 AM and sunset is 6:47 PM. The tides are a high of 5.6 ft at 3:11 AM, a low of 2.2 ft at 9:21 AM, a high of 6.4 ft at 3:43 PM, and a low of 2.1 ft at 10:06 PM. The low at 9:21 AM is 111 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 72°F, wind 21 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

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Sun and moon

Dawn
7:03 AM
Blue hour, morning
7:03 AM to 7:12 AM
Golden hour, morning
7:12 AM to 8:00 AM
Sunrise
7:27 AM
Solar noon
1:10 PM
Golden hour, evening
6:18 PM to 7:06 PM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Blue hour, evening
7:06 PM to 7:16 PM
Dusk
7:16 PM
Last light
8:13 PM
Day length
11 hours 24 minutes
Moon
Waxing Crescent, about 23% lit
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
10:03 PM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

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On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Boat ramps

  • Lazaretto Creek Boat Ramp4.7 mi
  • Kayak Launch - Alley 35.6 mi
  • Isle of Armstrong Boat Ramp7.8 mi

Marinas

  • Tybee Island Marina4.9 mi
  • Bull River Marina5.0 mi
  • Savannah Boathouse Marina5.1 mi
  • Isle of Hope Marina6.7 mi

Beaches

  • Back River Beach5.5 mi
  • South Beach5.7 mi
  • Mid Beach6.5 mi
  • Savannah River Beach6.6 mi
  • North Beach7.0 mi
  • Butter Bean Beach7.4 mi

Parks

  • JC Cannon Fields3.3 mi
  • Wilmington Island Community Park3.4 mi
  • Frank G. Murray Community Center4.0 mi
  • Abolt - O'Brien Soccer Field4.2 mi
  • Charles C. Brooks Sports Complex4.2 mi
  • National Wassaw Wildlife Refuge4.7 mi

Nature reserves

  • Fort Pulaski National Monument4.8 mi
  • Tybee National Wildlife Refuge5.7 mi

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Flood gauge

Measured water, not the tide

This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.

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