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Pawleys Island Pier (Ocean) Tides Today

Georgetown County, SC · NOAA 8662006

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today77°SW 7 to 13 mph · Showers and thunderstorms likely
5:00 AM6.0 ft11:18 AM0.5 ft5:15 PM5.3 ft11:35 PM0.4 ft
  1. High5:00AM6.0 ft
  2. Low11:18AM0.5 ft
  3. High5:15PM5.3 ft
  4. Low11:35PM0.4 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 5:15 PM lands near sunset, and the tides are among the strongest this week.

Best Windows Today

  • 10:18 AM to 12:18 PMaround low tide
  • 4:15 to 6:15 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:35 to 4:35 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:56 to 10:56 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:09 to 4:09 PMmoonset
  • Major9:18 to 11:18 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 77°Showers and thunderstorms likely 71% rainSW 7 to 13 mph
  • TonightLow 58°Chance showers and thunderstorms then mostly cloudy 48% rainNW 3 to 8 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 71°Sunny 1% rainN 8 to 12 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM · issued Fri 5:28 AM

Today
S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening.
Sat
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 4 seconds.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good5:45 AM 6.1 ft5:59 PM 5.1 ft12:04 PM 0.4 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:28 AM 6.1 ft6:41 PM 4.9 ft12:14 AM 0.3 ft12:47 PM 0.3 ft
MondayNov 9Good7:09 AM 5.9 ft7:19 PM 4.7 ft12:53 AM 0.2 ft1:28 PM 0.2 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good7:49 AM 5.7 ft7:56 PM 4.5 ft1:31 AM 0.2 ft2:08 PM 0.3 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:28 AM 5.4 ft8:31 PM 4.2 ft2:08 AM 0.2 ft2:47 PM 0.4 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair9:07 AM 5.2 ft9:09 PM 4.0 ft2:45 AM 0.2 ft3:26 PM 0.5 ft
FridayNov 13Good9:48 AM 4.9 ft9:51 PM 3.8 ft3:21 AM 0.4 ft4:07 PM 0.7 ft

About the Tides at Pawleys Island Pier (Ocean)

Pawleys Island Pier (Ocean) 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 4.8 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Sunday, November 8, when the water moves about 5.8 feet. The lowest water is 0.2 ft on Wednesday, November 11 at 2:08 AM, and the highest is 6.1 ft on Saturday, November 7 at 5:45 AM.

NOAA predicts the tides here from years of measurements at station 8662006.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8662006, Pawleys Island Pier (ocean). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.