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Hilton Head Island

Tide station

NOAA station Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. 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. People also look this chart up as Broad Creek. NOAA adjusts this prediction from Fort Pulaski.

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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 Hilton Head Island. 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.

Friday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 28% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:27 AM and sunset is 6:50 PM. The tides are a high of 7.0 ft at 12:45 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 6:28 AM, a high of 7.8 ft at 1:15 PM, and a low of 2.1 ft at 7:21 PM. The low at 6:28 AM is 59 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:21 PM is 31 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Sunny, 84°F, wind 2 to 8 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 6:48 PM. The tides are a high of 6.8 ft at 1:35 AM, a low of 1.9 ft at 7:12 AM, a high of 7.6 ft at 2:07 PM, and a low of 2.3 ft at 8:11 PM. The low at 7:12 AM is 16 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:11 PM is 83 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Slight Chance Rain Showers, 70°F, wind 13 to 20 mph N.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:29 AM and sunset is 6:47 PM. The tides are a high of 6.8 ft at 2:27 AM, a low of 2.1 ft at 8:04 AM, a high of 7.5 ft at 3:00 PM, and a low of 2.3 ft at 9:05 PM. The low at 8:04 AM is 35 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 66°F, wind 20 mph NE. That forecast is rough water.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:29 AM and sunset is 6:46 PM. The tides are a high of 6.8 ft at 3:20 AM, a low of 2.1 ft at 9:02 AM, a high of 7.5 ft at 3:52 PM, and a low of 2.2 ft at 10:00 PM. The low at 9:02 AM is 93 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 70°F, wind 16 mph N.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:30 AM and sunset is 6:45 PM. The tides are a high of 7.0 ft at 4:11 AM, a low of 2.0 ft at 10:04 AM, a high of 7.6 ft at 4:44 PM, and a low of 1.9 ft at 10:53 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Sunny, 74°F, wind 8 to 13 mph N.

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 8:01 AM
Sunrise
7:27 AM
Solar noon
1:09 PM
Golden hour, evening
6:16 PM to 7:04 PM
Sunset
6:49 PM
Blue hour, evening
7:04 PM to 7:14 PM
Dusk
7:14 PM
Last light
8:11 PM
Day length
11 hours 22 minutes
Moon
First Quarter, about 32% lit
Moonrise
1:09 PM
Moonset
10:55 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

  • Moreland Landing8.0 mi

Marinas

  • Harbour Town Marina4.7 mi
  • South Beach Marina6.3 mi
  • Freeport Marina7.8 mi

Parks

  • Baynard Ruins5.2 mi
  • Village at Olde Town Park6.0 mi
  • Tanger Gazebo6.2 mi
  • Bluffton Recreation Center6.5 mi
  • Bluffton Swimming Pool7.0 mi
  • Bluffton Swimming Pool7.0 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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