Big Paradise Island Tides Today
Near Mount Pleasant · Charleston County, SC · NOAA 8664611
- High6:57AM7.7 ft
- Low12:32PM0.5 ft
- High7:05PM7.0 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 6:57 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 5:57 to 7:57 AMaround high tide
- 11:32 AM to 1:32 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor3:37 to 4:37 AMmoonrise
- Major8:58 to 10:58 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:12 to 4:12 PMmoonset
- Major9:20 to 11:20 PMmoon underfoot
Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.
Fishing Outlook
The high tide at 7:42 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.
Best Windows Today
- 6:42 to 8:42 AMaround high tide
- 12:21 to 2:21 PMaround low tide
Solunar Times
- Minor4:37 to 5:37 AMmoonrise
- Major9:43 to 11:43 AMmoon overhead
- Minor3:41 to 4:41 PMmoonset
- Major10:06 PM to 12:06 AMmoon 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 South Carolina fishing license info and size and bag limits from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Weather and Wind
- TodayHigh 80°Slight chance showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms likely 61% rainSW 2 to 7 mph
- TonightLow 58°Chance showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 35% rainNW 3 mph
- SaturdayHigh 71°SunnyN 3 to 7 mph
Boating Forecast
Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM · issued Fri 4:38 AM
- Today
- SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. A chance of showers late.
- Tonight
- W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
- Sat
- NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 10 seconds.
From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.
Next 7 Days
30 Day Tide Table| Day | Fishing | High Tides | Low Tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaturdayNov 7 | 7:42 AM 7.9 ft7:47 PM 6.9 ft | 12:44 AM 0.3 ft1:21 PM 0.4 ft | ||
| SundayNov 8 | 8:23 AM 8.0 ft8:28 PM 6.8 ft | 1:26 AM 0.3 ft2:07 PM 0.5 ft | ||
| MondayNov 9 | 9:03 AM 7.9 ft9:07 PM 6.6 ft | 2:05 AM 0.4 ft2:50 PM 0.5 ft | ||
| TuesdayNov 10 | 9:42 AM 7.8 ft9:47 PM 6.4 ft | 2:44 AM 0.5 ft3:32 PM 0.7 ft | ||
| WednesdayNov 11 | 10:20 AM 7.5 ft10:26 PM 6.2 ft | 3:21 AM 0.6 ft4:11 PM 0.8 ft | ||
| ThursdayNov 12 | 10:58 AM 7.3 ft11:06 PM 6.0 ft | 3:57 AM 0.8 ft4:50 PM 1.1 ft | ||
| FridayNov 13 | 11:37 AM 7.0 ft11:47 PM 5.8 ft | 4:33 AM 1.0 ft5:29 PM 1.3 ft |
About the Tides at Big Paradise Island
Big Paradise Island 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 6.2 feet.
Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 7.7 feet. The lowest water is 0.3 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 1:26 AM, and the highest is 8.0 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 8:23 AM.
NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Charleston (Customhouse Wharf), adjusted for this location.
Official NOAA prediction for station 8664611, Big Paradise Island, timed from its reference station Charleston (Customhouse Wharf) (8665530). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.