Tides / South Carolina / Charleston County / James Island
James Island
Tide station
NOAA station James Island Creek, 1 mi. above ent. 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. People also look this chart up as James Island Creek. 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 James 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.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 38% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:25 AM and sunset is 6:45 PM. The tides are a high of 4.9 ft at 1:01 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 6:45 AM, a high of 5.6 ft at 1:42 PM, and a low of 1.9 ft at 7:55 PM. The low at 6:45 AM is 40 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:55 PM is 70 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Chance Rain Showers, 70°F, wind 8 to 22 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 4.8 ft at 1:54 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 7:39 AM, a high of 5.5 ft at 2:36 PM, and a low of 1.9 ft at 8:48 PM. The low at 7:39 AM is 13 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Sunny, 64°F, wind 17 to 21 mph N.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:27 AM and sunset is 6:42 PM. The tides are a high of 4.8 ft at 2:49 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 8:38 AM, a high of 5.5 ft at 3:29 PM, and a low of 1.8 ft at 9:40 PM. The low at 8:38 AM is 71 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Mostly Sunny, 67°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 7:27 AM and sunset is 6:41 PM. The tides are a high of 5.0 ft at 3:44 AM, a low of 1.6 ft at 9:38 AM, a high of 5.6 ft at 4:22 PM, and a low of 1.5 ft at 10:29 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, 72°F, wind 12 mph N.
Wednesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 79% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:28 AM and sunset is 6:40 PM. The tides are a high of 5.2 ft at 4:39 AM, a low of 1.4 ft at 10:37 AM, a high of 5.7 ft at 5:13 PM, and a low of 1.2 ft at 11:16 PM. The high at 5:13 PM is 87 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Sunny, 72°F, wind 8 to 13 mph N.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday 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
- 1:05 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 6:11 PM to 7:00 PM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 7:00 PM to 7:09 PM
- Dusk
- 7:09 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:38 PM
- Last light
- 8:07 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 19 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 41% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 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
- Trewin Park6.8 mi
- Tidal Mill Park6.9 mi
- Waverly Park7.0 mi
- Townsend Park7.1 mi
- Frissel Park7.2 mi
- Smythe Park7.4 mi
Nearby tide stations
- Wappoo Creek2.1 mi · Charleston County
- South Ashley Bridge2.7 mi · Charleston County
- CHARLESTON (Customhouse Wharf)2.9 mi · Charleston County
- Fort Johnson2.9 mi · Charleston County
- Elliott Cut entrance3.4 mi · Charleston County
- Fort Sumter4.2 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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