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Brighton Beach. May River Tides Today

Near Bluffton · Beaufort County, SC · NOAA 8669246

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today81°SW 2 to 7 mph · Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms
6:05 AM8.7 ft11:56 AM1.1 ft6:24 PM7.8 ft
  1. High6:05AM8.7 ft
  2. Low11:56AM1.1 ft
  3. High6:24PM7.8 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 6:05 AM lands near sunrise, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:05 to 7:05 AMaround high tide
  • 10:56 AM to 12:56 PMaround low tide
  • 5:24 to 7:24 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:41 to 4:41 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:03 to 11:03 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:17 to 4:17 PMmoonset
  • Major9:25 to 11:25 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 South Carolina fishing license info and size and bag limits from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 81°Partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms 45% rainSW 2 to 7 mph
  • TonightLow 59°Mostly cloudy 9% rainNW 1 to 6 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 73°Mostly sunnyNE 3 to 8 mph

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:48 AM 8.9 ft7:06 PM 7.8 ft12:07 AM 0.7 ft12:42 PM 0.9 ft
SundayNov 8Good7:29 AM 9.1 ft7:46 PM 7.7 ft12:50 AM 0.6 ft1:26 PM 0.9 ft
MondayNov 9Good8:07 AM 9.1 ft8:25 PM 7.6 ft1:33 AM 0.6 ft2:10 PM 0.8 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair8:45 AM 9.0 ft9:02 PM 7.5 ft2:16 AM 0.7 ft2:54 PM 0.8 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair9:22 AM 8.8 ft9:39 PM 7.3 ft2:59 AM 0.8 ft3:35 PM 0.9 ft
ThursdayNov 12Good9:59 AM 8.5 ft10:17 PM 7.1 ft3:41 AM 0.9 ft4:17 PM 1.1 ft
FridayNov 13Good10:39 AM 8.2 ft10:59 PM 6.8 ft4:23 AM 1.1 ft5:00 PM 1.3 ft

About the Tides at Brighton Beach. May River

Brighton Beach. May River 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 7.4 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 8.4 feet. The lowest water is 0.5 ft on Friday, November 20 at 10:50 PM, and the highest is 9.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 8:07 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8669246.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8669246, Brighton Beach. May River. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.