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Skidaway Institute Tides Today

Near Skidaway Island · Skidaway River · Chatham County, GA · NOAA 8671086

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today80°W 2 to 6 mph · Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms
6:23 AM8.6 ft12:11 PM1.0 ft6:40 PM8.1 ft
  1. High6:23AM8.6 ft
  2. Low12:11PM1.0 ft
  3. High6:40PM8.1 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 6:23 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:23 to 7:23 AMaround high tide
  • 11:11 AM to 1:11 PMaround low tide
  • 5:40 to 7:40 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:41 to 4:41 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:03 to 11:03 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:18 to 4:18 PMmoonset
  • Major9:26 to 11:26 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Georgia fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 80°Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms 41% rainW 2 to 6 mph
  • TonightLow 58°Mostly cloudy 10% rainNW 1 to 5 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 72°Mostly sunnyN 6 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary · issued Fri 4:38 AM

Today
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms late.
Tonight
W winds 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
Sat
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and N 2 ft at 3 seconds.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good7:06 AM 8.8 ft7:21 PM 8.0 ft12:25 AM 0.5 ft12:55 PM 0.9 ft
SundayNov 8Good7:45 AM 8.9 ft7:59 PM 7.8 ft1:06 AM 0.5 ft1:37 PM 0.9 ft
MondayNov 9Fair8:22 AM 8.8 ft8:36 PM 7.6 ft1:45 AM 0.5 ft2:18 PM 1.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair9:00 AM 8.6 ft9:13 PM 7.3 ft2:24 AM 0.6 ft2:59 PM 1.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair9:38 AM 8.3 ft9:51 PM 7.0 ft3:04 AM 0.8 ft3:41 PM 1.3 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good10:18 AM 8.0 ft10:31 PM 6.7 ft3:46 AM 1.0 ft4:24 PM 1.5 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:59 AM 7.7 ft11:12 PM 6.4 ft4:28 AM 1.3 ft5:06 PM 1.7 ft

About the Tides at Skidaway Institute

Skidaway Institute gets two high tides and two low tides most days, both about the same size. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 7.0 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 8.4 feet. The lowest water is 0.5 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:06 AM, and the highest is 8.9 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 7:45 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8671086.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8671086, Skidaway Institute, Skidaway River. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.