Charleston, SC Tide Chart: High & Low Tide Today
Today’s high and low tides for Charleston Harbor, with tomorrow’s tides and a 30-day tide table. Charleston is about 100 miles up the coast from Hilton Head, a little over two hours on US 17.
Charleston Tide Chart: High Tide & Low Tide Today
Charleston tides for the harbor at the downtown waterfront, from NOAA predictions: two high tides and two low tides a day. Call it a tide chart, tide table or tide schedule; the times for today, tomorrow and the next 30 days are all below.
Tide times below are for Friday, October 9. This page switches to today's live times as soon as it loads.
High Tide Charleston — Today
Low Tide Charleston — Today
High & Low Tide Charleston — Tomorrow
Charleston Tide Chart — Today & Tomorrow
Best Time to Go by Tide — Beach Walks, Kayaking & Fishing
Charleston Tide Table: 30-Day Tide Calendar
Every high tide and low tide for the next 30 days. The highlighted time is the next tide coming up.
Source: NOAA Tides & Currents, Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) station. Predictions only — not a live observation.
Charleston Harbor Tides: What to Expect
Charleston has two high tides and two low tides a day, a little over six hours apart. The water rises and falls about 5 feet between them on an average day, and close to 8 feet on the biggest tides of the year, which come around the new and full moon. The highest of them can push water into low-lying streets downtown near high tide, so check the city’s flood alerts before you park on a low street that day.
These times are for the harbor at the downtown waterfront. Tides at the beaches outside the harbor and up the Ashley and Cooper rivers run a little earlier or later, so treat the times here as a close guide there.
Charleston Tides Compared with Hilton Head
High tide in Charleston comes about 15 minutes before high tide on Hilton Head’s ocean beaches, and the range is smaller: about 5 feet in Charleston against about 6½ on Hilton Head. Staying on the island? The Hilton Head tide chart covers Coligny, Calibogue Sound and the creeks. Driving up for the day? See the Charleston day trip for the route, parking and Fort Sumter.
Tides Nearby
Hilton Head tide chart: today's and tomorrow's high and low tides for Coligny Beach and the ocean beaches, Calibogue Sound and creeks, plus a 30-day calendar.
Tybee Island tide chart for today, with Savannah tides at Fort Pulaski: high and low tide times, tomorrow's tides and a 30-day tide table.
Beaufort, SC tide chart for today on the Beaufort River, with Fripp Island: high and low tide times, tomorrow's tides and a 30-day tide table.
Hunting Island tide chart for today: high and low tides at the north and south ends, tomorrow's tides, a 30-day table, and timing the Boneyard Beach walk.
Bluffton, SC tides for today on the May River: high and low tide times at Old Town, tomorrow's tides, a 30-day tide table and when the sandbar shows.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is high tide in Charleston, SC today?
The tide chart at the top of this page lists today’s two high tides and two low tides for Charleston Harbor, with tomorrow’s below them and a 30-day tide table after that. The next tide coming up is highlighted.
How big are the tides in Charleston?
About 5 feet between high and low tide on an average day, and close to 8 feet on the biggest tides of the year, around the new and full moon.
Are Charleston tides the same as Hilton Head tides?
No. High tide in Charleston comes about 15 minutes before high tide on Hilton Head’s ocean beaches, and Hilton Head’s range is bigger, about 6½ feet on an average day. See the Hilton Head tide chart for the island.
Where is the Charleston tide station?
At the Customhouse Wharf on the downtown waterfront, the harbor station the other Charleston-area tide predictions are based on.
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