Tides / South Carolina / Charleston County / Drayton
Drayton
Tide station
NOAA station Drayton, Bee's Ferry in Charleston 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. NOAA adjusts this prediction from CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf).
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Tide station
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 Drayton. 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 7:25 AM and sunset is 6:46 PM. The tides are a high of 5.4 ft at 12:37 AM, a low of 1.4 ft at 6:31 AM, a high of 6.1 ft at 1:15 PM, and a low of 1.7 ft at 7:36 PM. The low at 6:31 AM is 54 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:36 PM is 50 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, 85°F, wind 2 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 7:26 AM and sunset is 6:45 PM. The tides are a high of 5.2 ft at 1:25 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 7:17 AM, a high of 6.0 ft at 2:06 PM, and a low of 1.9 ft at 8:27 PM. The low at 7:17 AM is 9 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:27 PM is 102 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 69°F, wind 13 to 17 mph N.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:26 AM and sunset is 6:44 PM. The tides are a high of 5.1 ft at 2:18 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 8:11 AM, a high of 5.9 ft at 3:00 PM, and a low of 1.9 ft at 9:20 PM. The low at 8:11 AM is 45 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 65°F, wind 15 to 18 mph NE.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:27 AM and sunset is 6:43 PM. The tides are a high of 5.2 ft at 3:13 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 9:10 AM, a high of 5.9 ft at 3:53 PM, and a low of 1.8 ft at 10:12 PM. The low at 9:10 AM is 103 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 71°F, wind 16 mph NE.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset is 6:42 PM. The tides are a high of 5.3 ft at 4:08 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 10:10 AM, a high of 6.0 ft at 4:46 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 11:01 PM. The high at 4:46 PM is 116 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 74°F, wind 13 mph N.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 6:03 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:32 AM
- Dawn
- 7:00 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 7:00 AM to 7:10 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:10 AM to 7:59 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:25 AM
- Solar noon
- 1:06 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 6:12 PM to 7:01 PM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 7:01 PM to 7:11 PM
- Dusk
- 7:11 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:39 PM
- Last light
- 8:08 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 21 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 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.
Parks
- Varnadore Park2.8 mi
- Whipper Barony Park3.8 mi
- Phillips Park3.9 mi
- Felix Pinckney Community Center3.9 mi
- Liberty Hill Park3.9 mi
- Mosstree Park3.9 mi
Nearby tide stations
- I-526 bridge1.9 mi · Charleston County
- Magnolia Gardens2.7 mi · Charleston County
- Cosgrove Bridge3.9 mi · Charleston County
- Duck Island5.1 mi · Charleston County
- North Charleston5.2 mi · Dorchester County
- Limehouse Bridge5.3 mi · Charleston County
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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